Russia

Locals on Thailand’s Phuket Are Getting Sick of Russian Draft Dodgers

NEIGHBORS FROM HELL

Residents complain that a secondary Russian-only economy has been established.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Tourists walk on a beach on the Thai island of Phuket on November 1, 2021.
Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images
Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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