OR Russia announced that about 20,000 immigrants have been sent to fight in the Ukraineafter first granting them Russian citizenship.
Russian recruitment officials are conducting regular investigations to identify recently naturalized men who did not want to serve in the Russian army and go to fight in Ukraine, the Alexander Bastriinhead of the Russian Federation Research Committee.
“We have identified 80,000 whom we enrolled for (to serve) military service. And 20,000 of these “new” citizens of Russia – to whom for some reason did not like life in Uzbekistanin Tajikistan or at Kyrgyzstan – They are already on the front, “Bastriin said.
More than 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is still a top destination for many irregular migrants, especially by former Soviet Republics in Central Asia.
In the countries mentioned by Bastrinin, the standard of living is much lower than Russia and there is a lack of jobs. As a result, many young people travel to Russia in search of work, seeking to gain Russian citizenship in the future.
The Kremlin also offers financial incentives to attract volunteers to the war, especially from poor regions of Russia.
Soldiers from North KoreaRussia’s ally, developed in the Russian region of Kursk in recent months to fight against the Ukrainian forces that had occupied its territories.
There were, moreover, References to recruiting citizens from other countries – such as China, India, Cuba, Senegal and Togo.