IT workers, bankers and state 'journalists' are all exempt from the mobilisation order that's sent young Russian men fleeing to the border
His conscription to send 300,000 people to fight in Ukraine has triggered a wave of protests in cities and forced young men to try and flee the country to avoid a call-up.
The draft is a major escalation that shows just how badly Putin's failing invasion of Ukraine has gone. Reports also suggest men who do not fit the criteria set out by the Kremlin are being called up too, with people previously exempt for health reasons now being readied to fight in Ukraine.
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