The Russian invasion of Thailand: Desperate to escape conscription and protect their wealth from Putin's crumbling economy, IAN BIRRELL reveals how thousands are buying homes on the paradise island of Phuket
- Posted on September 29, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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The Russian invasion of Thailand: Desperate to escape conscription and protect their wealth from Putin's crumbling economy, IAN BIRRELL reveals how thousands are buying homes on the paradise island of Phuket
The golden domes of a Russian Orthodox church, topped with the traditional three-bar Slavic cross, seem incongruous as they tower over the palm trees, pineapple fields and rubber plantations of a tropical Thai island.
