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Surge of asylum seekers routed through Russia to south-eastern crossings; government says Russia is facilitating it

Instrumentalised migration that led to the closure of the whole eastern border.

ID	E016
Type	H3 Weaponised migration surge at the border
Pillar	H · Hybrid operations
Event date	14 Nov 2023
Publicly known	16 Nov 2023, 12:00 EET
Attribution	Officially attributed
Target	Finland
Magnitude	Major
Starting value	45.5
Half-life	30 days
Signal on 24 Oct 2026	0.0

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