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.
    • Akasazh@feddit.nlEnglish
      62·
      6 months ago

      Putin knows damned well that if he fails to take Ukraine, the Oligarchs will have him killed

      Is thispure speculation, or do you have sources having this up?

      • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
        31·
        6 months 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
          12·
          6 months 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.

          • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
            21·
            6 months ago

            Oh yeah, just out of context statistics that don’t actually relate to what was being said but just so happen to imply that Russia is better in this regard. No agenda here. Anyone not a tankie would’ve immediately denied it because tankies suck. Also a non-tankie probably wouldn’t be named fidel on the .ml instance.

            If Russia is running out of young men, that’s Russia’s fault.

            If Ukraine is running out of young men, that’s Russia’s fault.