That is according to a latest the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine.
"Recruiters have visited mosques and immigration offices to recruit. At immigration offices, staff who speak Tajik and Uzbek routinely attempt to recruit migrants," the update reads.
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Recruiters are offering sign-up bonuses of USD $2,390 and salaries of up to USD $4,160 a month as well as migrants have also been offered a fast-track Russian citizenship path of six months to one year, instead of the usual five years, the U.K. Defense Intelligence states citing Radio Free Europe.
The high monthly salary and sign-up bonuses will entice some migrant workers to sign up. These recruits are likely sent to the Ukrainian frontlines where the casualty rate is extremely high, according to the UK intelligence.
As the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Intelligence estimates, recruiting migrants is part of the Russian Ministry of Defence’s attempts to fulfil its target of 400,000 volunteers to fight in Ukraine.
“The authorities are almost certainly seeking to delay any new overt mandatory mobilisation for as long as possible to minimise domestic dissent,” the UK intelligence concludes.
As reported, two citizens of Uzbekistan who fought on the side of Russia were captured in Ukraine - One was a migrant, the other - a student.
As Defense Express reported earlier, the UK Defense Intelligence Said russian Commanders Punishing Their Soldiers for Misdemeanors by Putting Them in Improvised Underground Prisons. We also wrote that russia Continued to Spend Significant Resources for Little Success.
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