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.
    • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Isn’t it weird that the country being invaded has a lot of older soldiers joining the fight to defend their homes and children? Almost like invading a country and being invaded are two entirely different things that can’t be easily compared.

      Are you actually a tankie for modern day Russia? Are you actually trying to defend them? You know they’re just capitalists, right? Like they don’t even pretend to be socialist anymore.

      • Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        22 days ago

        Are you actually a tankie for modern day Russia? Are you actually trying to defend them?

        I am posting statistics in response to claims another poster made. I am not defending anyone here. I think both sides in this conflict are horrible for various reasons. If that lines up with whatever vague definition of “tankie” we’re running with today, then I guess that makes me a tankie or whatever.