Russians threaten migrants from Africa and involve them in assaults in Kharkiv region
Russia is involving thousands of foreign students and migrants from Africa in fighting against Ukraine. In particular, young people are being driven to storm the Kharkiv region.
Bloomberg writes about this with reference to European officials.
Thousands of students from Africa are studying in Russia. They are threatened with not extending their visas if they do not agree to sign a contract with the Russian Federation. Former students who try to stay in Russia are also threatened. Young people are being given a choice: deportation or participation in fighting against Ukraine.
Now the losses among foreigners have increased, because they have become more actively involved in offensive operations. Africans are being used as cover for more trained units.
Some of the African contract workers are lucky: they are taken prisoner. Yes, recently, among the prisoners there have been more men from African countries and Nepal.
Russia continues to recruit mercenaries around the world to replenish its military group in Ukraine. The Ukrainian armed forces have captured a Somali citizen who fought in the Russian army for the first time.
In January, Nepal stopped issuing work permits to its citizens in Russia and Ukraine after at least 10 Nepalese soldiers who fought in Ukraine on the side of the Russian Armed Forces were killed.
Nepalese Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has asked Russia to send back hundreds of its citizens who were recruited to fight in Ukraine and to return the bodies of the Nepalese who died.