British Ambassador to Russia: "Leave Russia... Situation Unpredictable"

Posted video messages on Twitter and Telegram
"Should leave unless unavoidable circumstances" recommendation

The British Embassy in Russia has advised its nationals in the country to "leave Russia." Recently, Russia has shown signs of internal division, including an attempted rebellion by the head of the mercenary company Wagner Group.

Deborah Bronner, the British Ambassador to Russia, posted a video message on the embassy's Telegram channel and Twitter account on the 5th (local time), urging, "Leave Russia unless absolutely necessary."

Ambassador Bronner stated, "The horrific war has caused damage not only to Ukraine but also to Russia and the entire world," adding, "As you all know, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made the local situation unpredictable."

British Ambassador to Russia Advises Leaving Russia
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She continued, "We have consistently advised against traveling to Russia, and for British nationals already here, please consider leaving unless it is an unavoidable situation," reiterating her appeal.

The British Embassy also reported on its website that drone attacks and explosions have occurred in southwestern Russia, particularly near the Ukrainian border, as well as in the capital Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Meanwhile, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, led an armed rebellion on the 24th of last month as head of the private military company (PMC) Wagner Group, which he founded.

The Wagner Group seized Rostov Oblast, a key supply hub for the Russian military, in just 10 hours and advanced rapidly toward the capital Moscow. However, they suddenly agreed to withdraw their forces shortly before entering the city. Prigozhin has since fled to Belarus.

There have also been claims that President Putin had already evacuated Moscow during the rebellion. The U.S. magazine Newsweek cited Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky on the 5th, reporting, "It appears that Putin really left Moscow and likely went to Valdai, where he has a residence."

According to the flight tracking site Flightradar24, on the 24th of last month at around 2:16 p.m., President Putin's private plane took off from Moscow and was last tracked at 2:39 p.m. west of Tver, near Valdai.

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