Russians living in exile cope with grief far from home

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Apr 06, 2026 · 1308 words · By Dasha Thyssen

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Russians living in exile cope with grief far from home April 6, 2026Pyotr Trofimov (name changed) had only been in Germany for three weeks when he received the news that his father had passed away in St.

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What happened

Why it matters

Had it not been for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he would have still been in Moscow and not in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth.

Common ground

Various estimates suggest that between 650,000 and 1 million people left Russia after the full-scale war in Ukraine began in early 2022.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Polina Grundmane founded the psychological support NGO Without Prejudice in March 2022.”

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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Polina Grundmane's founding of the NGO Without Prejudice in March 2022.

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Claim 2: “Direct flights between Russia and Germany were halted after the war in Ukraine broke out.”

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Wikipedia entries discuss the invasion and war but do not mention flight restrictions between Russia and Germany. No other sources (web search or cross-references) were found to confirm or refute the claim about halted direct flights.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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Claim 3: “Pyotr Trofimov was a Ph.D. student at Moscow State University before moving to Germany.”

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The Wikipedia entry retrieved is about Nichita Smochină, unrelated to Pyotr Trofimov. No evidence was found to confirm or refute his academic background or relocation to Germany.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nichita Smochină (Romanian pronunciation: [niˈkita smoˈkinə]; Moldovan Cyrillic: Никита Смокинэ, Russian: Никита Парфеньевич Смокина, Nikita Parfenievich Smokina; also known as Mihai Florin; 14 March …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichita_Smochină

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Claim 4: “Between 650,000 and 1 million people left Russia after the full-scale war in Ukraine began in early 2022.”

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Wikipedia entries confirm the 2022 invasion of Ukraine but do not mention emigration numbers from Russia. No other sources (web search or cross-references) were found to corroborate or contradict the specific claim about migration figures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…

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Claim 5: “Olga Harlamova moved to Germany from Belarus in 2000.”

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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Olga Harlamova's migration from Belarus to Germany in 2000.

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Claim 6: “Alexander Slavin moved to Belgrade in March 2022.”

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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Alexander Slavin's relocation to Belgrade in March 2022.

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Claim 7: “The NGO Without Prejudice provides psychological support to Russian speakers affected by the war in Ukraine.”

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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm the NGO Without Prejudice's provision of psychological support to Russian speakers affected by the war.

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