Russian authorities announced that have sent about 20,000 immigrants To fight against the Ukrainian forces after first granting Russian citizenship.

Army officials are regular investigations to identify recently -naturalized men who did not want to serve in the Russian army, said Alexander Bastrinin, head of the Russian Federation Research Committee.

‘We have identified 80,000 whom we enrolled for (to serve) military service. And 20,000 of these “new” citizens of Russia – to whom life did not like life in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan or in Kyrgyzstan – They are already on the front ‘, Bastriin said.

More than 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is still a top destination for many irregular migrants, especially by former Soviet Republics in Central Asia.

In the countries mentioned by Bastrinin, the standard of living is much lower than Russia and there is a lack of jobs. As a result, many young people travel to Russia in search of work, seeking to gain Russian citizenship in the future.

Kremlin also offers financial motivation To attract volunteers to war, especially from poor regions of Russia.

Soldiers from North Korea, an ally of Russia, developed in the Russian region of Kursk in recent months to fight against the Ukrainian forces that had occupied its territories.

There have also been reports of citizens’ recruitment from other countries – such as China, India, Cuba, Senegal and Togo.