Russia pressures immigrants into military service for the Ukraine war
6:06 PM EDT, August 19, 2024
Russia is taking steps to persuade or compel immigrants residing in the country to enlist in the military and fight in the war in Ukraine. Recently, a raid was conducted in Moscow across several locations where immigrants were present. They received immediate military summons.
In Moscow, military investigators and representatives of the Eastern Administrative District's Directorate of Internal Affairs conducted a raid, which resulted in several dozen migrants who had received Russian citizenship being summoned to the military registration and enlistment office. Kommersant reported this information.
The Russian services' operation took place at the bus station near the Shchelkovskaya metro station, at a vegetable warehouse, and in hostels in the eastern part of the city.
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, with the participation of representatives from other departments, regularly conducts inspections in places where migrants may work or live, identifying, among others, those who, after obtaining Russian citizenship, have not registered for military service.
These raids have occurred in Wildberries warehouses in the Moscow region, mosques, and restaurants.
Recently, it was reported that individuals who were summoned to the military registration and enlistment office were directed to military service, including being required to sign a contract.
This is how Russia is looking for conscripts. Immigrants sent to war
In June 2024, Chairman of the Russian Federation's Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin stated that more than 33,000 foreigners who had recently received Russian citizenship and were not registered with the military were identified in Russia.
According to Bastrykin, about 11,000 of them have been sent to war to "dig trenches." At the end of July, the State Duma passed a law requiring foreigners to register with the military while receiving a Russian passport. However, the reality is entirely different. Immigrants end up on the front lines, dying for a country where they had intended to work for a better future.
