The day that Russia’s military began launching strikes across Ukraine, Mikhail Grinberg and his wife, Paulina, knew they had to leave. The only question was should they go immediately and just take their passports, or did they have time to pack clothes?
They bought tickets for the next day, Feb. 25, filled some suitcases and flew from Moscow to Riga, the capital of Latvia.
“I definitely want a better future for my family, definitely,” said 35-year-old Mikhail, who works as a product manager for the Russian technology company Yandex. “But also, it’s avoiding this feeling of disgust.”
Few routes out of Russia
On Wednesday, Russian President
