According to British intelligence experts, Moscow is luring immigrants from Central Asia with high wages and fast naturalization procedures in its recruitment efforts. Recruiters are on the move in mosques and immigration centers, according to the daily intelligence report on the war in Ukraine from the Ministry of Defense in London.
At the immigration authorities, Tajik and Uzbek-speaking employees routinely tried to recruit migrants.
Uzbekistan has traditionally been closely linked to Russia. However, like other Central Asian Soviet Republics, it has recently embarked on a more independent course and opened up to trade with the West. Nor did it side with Russia in the war in Ukraine.
Salary up to 3770 euros per month
According to the British report, prepaid premiums of the equivalent of EUR 2,165 and a salary of up to EUR 3,770 per month are offered. In addition, there is the offer to obtain Russian citizenship within six months to a year – normally this would only be possible after five years. According to the British experts, the recruitment efforts are likely to be partially successful. “These recruits are likely to be sent to parts of the front in Ukraine where casualties are extremely high,” the army said.
Moscow’s goal: 400,000 volunteers for war operations in Ukraine
The efforts are part of the Russian Defense Ministry’s goal of recruiting 400,000 volunteers to serve in the offensive war against Ukraine. “The authorities are almost certainly trying to delay any overt forced mobilization as long as possible in order to minimize internal discontent,” the statement said.
The Ministry of Defense in London has been publishing information on the course of the war on a daily basis since the beginning of the Russian offensive war against Ukraine, citing information from intelligence services. Moscow accuses London of a disinformation campaign.
Source: Krone
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