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The war in Ukraine has sent millions of people fleeing. We have seen heartbreaking stories about the Ukrainian people fleeing bombs and falling missiles. But in fact, it is not only Ukraine that people are fleeing. Over three million Russians have left Russia since the war broke out on February 24, 2022. The majority to neighboring countries. But Denmark has also received several Russian refugees in recent months. And although it may sound paradoxical that citizens are fleeing from the warring country, Russia, where neither missiles nor the sound of sirens threaten, there are still many reasons why they feel compelled to flee. We have followed two Russians who have made the journey from Moscow to Denmark.