Cut off from family and savings, Russians on holiday in South-East Asia count the cost of war

Visitors are seen inside a cafe frequently visited by the Russians in Badung regency, Bali, Indonesia, on March 8, 2022. - Reuters

DENPASAR (Bali), March 13 (The Straits Times/ANN): When he arrived in Bali nearly two weeks ago, after four days of quarantine in Jakarta, Viktor learnt that his adopted country of Russia had invaded his country of birth, Ukraine.

The distress didn't stop there.