https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/russians-own-40-of-foreign-owned-condos-in-phuket
That's quite a lot of Russians.
Seems like the Russians are doing the same as the English and Scandinavians did in Spain years back and hunkered down in specific areas.
No wonder the prices are sky rocketing.
Locals not to pleased with it according to Swedish newspaper. Locals quoted saying that the Russians are acting like the new kings of Phuket and have scared away a lot of their regular tourists from Europe.
No idea if that's the case.