Russia intensifies foreigners’ military recruitment — Defense Intelligence

Due to the lack of people willing to fight, the invaders are trying to recruit citizens of Central Asian countries into the army.

The Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported about this.

According to the Intelligence, the number of Russian citizens who want to go to war in Ukraine is decreasing.

In order to at least partially preserve the possibility of forming new reserves, the Russian authorities are trying to increase the involvement of foreign citizens in the army.

The Moscow region is given priority in this matter, according to the Defense Intelligence, which noted that the local leadership there gave orders for military commissariat and police department staff to “conduct campaigning activities” with Uzbek, Tajik, and Kyrgyz citizens in order to form new army units.

In addition to the financial incentive, those who agree to sign the contract and go to Ukraine are offered Russian citizenship.

Intelligence reported that the formation and training of four battalions for sending to the war in Ukraine continues in Chechnya.

A significant part of the “volunteers” in the formed battalions are local young men kidnapped by Chechen security forces, mostly from the countryside.

It is reported that they are forced to sign contracts to participate in the war in Ukraine under the threat of criminal prosecution on fabricated charges or under physical pressure.

“Residents of Chechnya are outraged by the fact that Kadyrov is sending muslims to participate and die in a “foreign” war between two Christian nations – Russians and Ukrainians. Such a policy of Kadyrov is perceived as a betrayal of Muslims,” the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said.

As previously reported, yesterday in the temporarily occupied Lysychansk of the Luhansk Region, Russian military personnel based in two buildings were blown up.

A video and photos featuring the hit aftermath appeared on the social network.