According to witnesses, police divide those at the gym into citizens and non-citizens. Russians are taken to enlistment offices, where their military records are checked.

Non-citizens are accused of immigration violations and given a choice: deportation, or enlistment in the army, according to Current Time, an independent Russian news platform.

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  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    yes. pull me away from my family. give me access to weapons of mass destruction. throw me into a frontline battle where it’s super easy to disappear.

    1000001419

    I once pushed a 1989 Chrysler New Yorker with flat tires 50 feet because it was in my way while playing basketball. I was 11 years old. It took me six hours. when dad got home he wasn’t even mad.

    I learned two things that day.

    1. if you impress them, nobody will ever be mad at you
    2. I am a determined machine that’s fueled off of high octane hate and rage. nothing will stop me from achieving my goals. I have yet to test my resolve against death but I have no doubt, that too will be no obstacle.
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      16 hours ago

      throw me into a frontline battle where it’s super easy to disappear.

      It’s not necessarily as easy as you’d think. It’s not like they point you towards the enemy and then you can go wherever you please.

      You’re with your squad, and desertion is kinda frowned upon.