Watch: Russians living in this Norwegian town divided over Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

This small Norwegian town lies right on the Russian border, and Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is having repercussions on its inhabitants.

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00:00 This small Norwegian town lies right on the Russian border and Moscow`s full scale invasion

00:06 of Ukraine is having repercussions on its inhabitants.

00:10 Kyrgyzstan is home to some 400 Russians who are divided between supporters and critics

00:14 of the Kremlin.

00:15 In the town center, a Russian border marker is one of the victims of this conflict.

00:23 And this pole was moved.

00:25 So we put it back, we come next week and this pole was overthrown and there is a part of

00:31 it that is chipped off.

00:34 And we understood, OK, so now this border pole is really making people emotional.

00:41 So somebody is not happy with this border pole.

00:46 For many others, differing opinions on the war have led to the end of close connections

00:51 and even friendships.

00:57 One of my best friends consider me as a nearly enemy now, because I`m not supporting what

01:06 my home country is doing.

01:09 Sanctions are also affecting the town`s economy.

01:12 There have been fewer and fewer tourists to the town since the war began and its stockyard,

01:17 which used to repair Russian fishing vessels, has lost its customers.

01:21 [WHOOSH]