- 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.
From KyivPride in Ukraine
Ukrainian conscription officers crashed a Pride festival to kidnap more civilians into forced conscription
A separate thread about that would have been appreciated. It’s something terrible that should be called out, but posting it as a response to this is like replying: “Ok, and??? Some people of the country they’re invading are horrible anyway.”
Its not a ‘ok, and’ it’s pointing out the team you are cheering for is doing the same thing as the team you vilify
They’re invading an innocent country and raping, torturing and butchering innocent families? Nah, both sides aren’t the same.
Stay in topic, this thread is about conscription
Yes, and conscription for defense is not the same thing as conscription for invasion and occupation.
Whatever helps you sleep at night
Wild that this got downvoted. I guess pressganging men into combat is only bad when da ruskies do it?
They don’t like to hear that their team is doing the same thing they claim only the other team does