that was march 2. as of march 5 you cannot leave the country anymore. you have to cross the border now illegally.

This is not true, we (Russians) can leave country by any means, just most Russian companies won't fly their jets abroad as they might be arrested (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/5/aeroflot-halting-all...). Foreign companies fly just fine.

you can't leave russia anymore even when you're russian? Do you have a source for that?

first there were warnings, that with the latest escalations, borders will be officially closed: https://news-ycombinator-com.translate.goog/item?id=30542063...

then there came various confirmations lately by IT people that they could not buy tickets (eg to Dubai or Egypt) anymore, and had to leave via Georgia on the landline.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30568698

the train to Helsinki is now $9000

This is just false, please don't spread misinformation

Relatedly, I wonder what percentage of Russians leaving the country are planning to attempt emigration.

You can safely assume that those that are leaving right now are abandoning their lives behind them and will try to rebuild somewhere else. These are not holiday goers.

It is likely to be a significant number, and recent events will heighten a problem that has been in motion since the breakup of the Soviet union and, leter, EU and NATO expansion. A lot of Russians want to be European.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/migration-dilemmas-h...