"How to break arm" becomes top Google trend as Russians face conscription

Searches for 'how to break arm' surge after Russia calls up its reservists, others flee from country

Some Russian men are desperate to find ways to avoid military mobilisation one way or another.

Search requests for how to break limbs 'painlessly' trend after Putin’s ‘mobilization’ announcement

Flights out of Russia quickly sold out following the announcement of the country's first military mobilization since the Second World War

'I will break my arm, my leg... anything to avoid the draft'

Russian men explain how they are trying to resist Vladimir Putin's call-up of 300,000 military reservists.

Fly out, run to border, search self-harm: How Russians are trying to evade Putin's conscription call

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ロシアで予備役招集始まる、デモ拘束者にも令状…忌避へ「腕を折る方法」ネット検索急増

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Google searches for 'how to break arm' spike in Russia after Putin's speech

Russians appear to be looking for ways to stop being sent to war in Ukraine (Picture: Getty)Millions of Russians have taken to Google to search ‘how to break an arm at home’ and ‘how to leave Russia’ after Putin escalated his war in Ukraine.The Russian president declared martial law and announced a partial mobilisation of the population, with up to 300,000 reservists and civilians expected to be called up.