… but they saw Belarusian KGB was on high alarm prepared to capture them so they’ve chosen an active warzone as an escape route insted, lol. Probably he thought he’d look better this way compared to actual response in Moscow, especially since russian siloviki helped him put down protests that he can still be embarassed about. I’m not surprised with how little regard for human lives are with him and his dear partners, but more with regular people actually supporting them for decades. Yet, I find that this tragedy has troubles being sold as Us-vs-Them even with war fans, for different and sometimes even positive reasons.