Russians Search ‘How to Break Arm At Home’ As Putin Deploys Citizens

Russians are not on board with Vladimir Putin‘s strategy to amp up the war in Ukraine — and Internet searches show they’re all set to go to extremes to prevent stepping onto the battleground.

“How to break an arm at home” began capturing major buzz among Russians in search engine result — and the frenzied Googling came simply 2 hours after Putin informed the country Wednesday he’d release approximately 300K people to Ukraine.

The particular search rapidly leapt from 0 to 38 out of 100 according to Newsweek — information likewise revealed a severe spike in look for Aviasales … the most popular flight scheduling page in Russia.

The website has actually been entirely offered out of flights to Turkey and Armenia — 2 locations where people can go without a visa — through Sunday.

The search engine result likewise come as the nation’s begun to lose ground in the war … Ukrainian soldiers just recently required a Russian retreat, and they likewise reclaimed the Kharkiv province this month.

Several demonstrations were held after Putin’s statement, with hundreds apprehended in the hours that followed.