There are almost certainly movements happening that the council doesn’t know about. One of the three I know was told by her host family they could not continue past the six month stint (in their defence both of their adult children had returned home in the meantime). Rather than immediately inform the council, I took to my local Facebook group;
That’ll keep the atrocities down. On the upside most prisoners have issues with authority, are often self centered and take short cuts… Malleable and willing aren’t words that spring to mind.
All the one way flights out of Moscow have sold out, many at high prices. The wealthy getting their kids out to avoid a potential draft. Perhaps reservists getting the fuck out of Dodge, maybe just those who can afford it leaving in case he hits the big red button.