Conscription papers served on Uzbeks working at a waste treatment plant in the city of Oryol
Uzbek workers in a city in western Russia, a few days ago enlisted papers to fight in Russia and were called to appear at the nearest conscription office.
According to a video report by the local media Istoki, the authorities in the city of Oryol this week sent conscription papers, among them to 50 workers at the premises of the EcoCity waste treatment plant.
Half of the workers, however, are Uzbek nationals, the report said.
In fact, in a news bulletin, a video was published showing a group of men showing their Uzbek passports and asking their country’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to intervene to help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPWzlzYeyeU
Uzbekistan has warned its citizens not to join the military of third countries, as this is considered a felony under Uzbek law.
The Uzbek embassy in Moscow was not immediately available for comment.
Moscow launched the mobilization – its first since World War Two – last month as its military operation in Ukraine was not progressing well and Russian forces had begun to lose ground.
Read more: Russia: Criminal prosecutions have begun for refusal to serve
Hundreds of thousands of men have since left Russia to avoid being sent to the front lines.
The conscription campaign has drawn criticism after conscription papers were issued to many men who did not meet the requirements to join Moscow’s war in Ukraine, leading Russian President Putin to ask officials to correct any mistakes.
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