Wed 12 October 2022:
Since the beginning of the year, 760,000 Russians have entered Kyrgyzstan, and 730,000 have left, according to the Central Asian nation’s minister of migration.
“In the past nine months, some 760,000 Russians entered the republic and 730,000 left. Some 30,000 remained,” Kudaibergen Bazarbaev said in parliament.
None of Russian citizens requested asylum, the minister said. The Kyrgyz ministry of digital development said about 1,500 Russians were seeking Kyrgyz citizenship.
Kyrgyz lawmakers said the influx of Russian migrants fleeing partial mobilization at home had been driving up rent prices. Rent in the capital Bishkek almost doubled since President Vladimir Putin announced partial draw three weeks ago.
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