From https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en

The scale of #Russia's campaign to recruit foreigners into its army has increased more than sevenfold, #CNN reports.

#Moscow is actively luring #Tajiks, #Uzbeks, #Kenyans, #Nepalis, #Indians, #South_Africans, and people from more than a hundred other countries to fight on its side, which may indicate either problems with mobilization, as fewer #Russians are willing to enlist, or because of the astonishingly high casualty rate.

#Nepalis sure know how to enjoy amidst #chaos

#Nepalprotest #Nepal

Sam Whiting: ‘So proud’: #Nepal Day Parade in S.F. attracts fast-growing population

#sfbayarea #California #Nepalis
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/nepal-day-parade-19392484.php

#Russia has recruited as many as 15,000 #Nepalis to fight its war. Many returned traumatized. Some never came back.

“I didn’t join the #Russian military for pleasure. I didn’t have any job opportunities in #Nepal. But in hindsight, it wasn’t the right decision. We didn’t realize we would be sent to the frontlines that quickly and how horrible the situation would be,”

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/10/asia/nepal-fighters-russia-ukraine-families-intl-cmd/index.html

#Ukraine