'The mobilization is a first sign that something worse might happen,' says Oleg, a bar owner from Moscow; around 17,000 Russians have left to Finland over the weekend

Veteran leader of the Liberal Democratic Party was also known for making anti-Jewish statements, despite acknowledging his father's Jewish heritage

Russians resettling in country have sought to flee fallout from war at home, but find large swaths of the population decidedly on the side of the invasion

'Over there, there's injustice and the Nazis are in power,' one resident living near the border says when questioned on invasion