Russian Draft Dodgers Given Refuge In Kazakh Movie Theater
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Thousands of Russians fleeing their country to avoid being drafted into the army to fight in Ukraine have created traffic jams on the border with Kazakhstan. Demand for accommodation in Kazakh border towns has risen sharply. In the city of Oral (known as Uralsk in Russian), a movie theater has decided to help, allowing people who can't find or afford housing to stay there temporarily.