OREANDA-NEWS  Every day more and more Russians who left after the start of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine return to their homeland, the number of such citizens is estimated at about 120 thousand. This is reported by the British newspaper Financial Times (FT) with reference to the survey.

According to her, the approximate number of those who have returned at the moment is more than 15 percent of the number who left. Western analysts are confident that the flow will increase over time. It is noted that the main reasons for returning are the high cost of living abroad, low wages and the need to care for elderly relatives.

"When you are outside the country, you have a very limited [circle] of communication. You think that the situation is very difficult, that all the people you know have left the country. But when you come back, you realize that this is not true. Life goes on, business continues to develop," Nikita Kiktenko, 29, who returned to Russia after a long stay in Kyrgyzstan, told the newspaper.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that no one closed the road to those who left the country after the start of the special operation. According to him, in accordance with Russian law, a citizen can live wherever he wants, and no one can deprive him of citizenship and prohibit entry into the country. The Head of state also described the situation with the returnees to Russia with the words "the movement has gone."