So I have a Russian neighbour who lives and works in Sweden and she's been here for more than 10 years. I met up with her recently after she returned from Russia and she this is what she told me.
Once the invasion by Russia was announced she made her way back to St Petersburg where her parents lived in order to take her money out of the bank. Flights to Russia have been cancelled so she had to take a flight to Helsinki and then a train to St Petersburg (3 hours). But she had 5 hours to kill before the train at 6am and could not book a hotel as all of them were closed. So she stayed in a 24 hour convenience store with another Polish lady who caught the same train as her. She could have stayed at her brother's house but didn't want to bother him as he lives in Helsinki. Anyway they had to keep ordering stuff in the shop every hour just so they could stay indoors. Apparently the security guard hired in the store had to keep chasing out the drunks and other unsavoury people who showed up because it was very cold outside.
