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.
He also questioned the goals of the SMO and if the #annexed territories will be populated with Russians or #Tajiks or #Uzbeks. He concluded by stating that #Russian authorities are not concerned about the number of #casualties in the #war.
Interview: https://youtu.be/jPo9mKEaEbw
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A fascinating #longread on #travel through (and out of) #Tajikistan:
“Notes On Tajikistan”, Matt Lakeman (https://mattlakeman.org/2024/06/20/notes-on-tajikistan/).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40741068
#CentralAsia #SovietUnion #USSR #Tourism #Dushanbe #Tajiks #Kyrgyzstan #Afghanistan #China #Islam
💬 “#Victory_Day is celebrated with special feelings not only in our country. #Russians, #Belarusians, #Tatars, #Buryats, #Tajiks, #Uzbeks, #Armenians, #Kazakhs, and other peoples defended the world shoulder to shoulder from fascism,” the manual says.
Schoolchildren will also be forced to make a report about relatives who fought either in #World_War_II or against #Ukraine.
#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691
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