Russian officials have threatened not to renew the visas of African migrants and students if they didn't join in the war efforts, per Bloomberg.
  • Russia is replenishing its troops with an unlikely source — African migrants and students.
  • Thousands of Africans have been forced to join in Russia’s war against Ukraine, per Bloomberg.
  • The country has also been plugging its manpower gaps by sending prison inmates to the battlefield.
  • anticolonialist@lemmy.worldEnglish
    548·
    5 months ago

    Brought to us by the same people that claimed Russia was fighting with WWII shovels, end of war is near, sanctions will kill the Russian economy, etc.

    • Railcar8095@lemm.eeEnglish
      361·
      5 months ago
      • names itself anticolonialist
      • Defends Russian colonization of Ukraine
      • Fails to cope
        • EndlessApollo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          152·
          5 months ago

          Then what are you doing here? Why act like Russia is doing better than it is other than to try and spread Kremlin propaganda?

        • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          5 months ago

          Point to where I defended Russia?

          There was this little shit when I was about ten who would put his finger really close to the younger kids and announce “I am not touch you, I am not touching you, I am not touching you…”

    • skulblaka@startrek.websiteEnglish
      14·
      5 months ago

      Brought to us by the same people that claimed Russia was fighting with WWII shovels, end of war is near, sanctions will kill the Russian economy, etc.

      Hence why they’re now pressing students and immigrants into emergency armed service. Because they’re getting their asses beat. This all checks out. A stable country with a well functioning modern military doesn’t extend a 3 day operation into 3 years, lose half a million troops, and then press-gang their students into the draft. These are signs of failure.