10.09.2024, 05:45
Wobei es nicht nur die Ukrainer sind, die fremde Kämpfer rekrutieren. Zu den etwas seltsamen Anwandlungen bei den Russen - neben "ihren" Tschetschenen, Inguschen, Syrern und Co. (von April d. J.):
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Zitat:Why are South Asians going to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/1/...in-ukraine
Young men from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka are on the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine. [...]
Young men from South Asia joined the Russian army in its war against Ukraine after they were promised lucrative salaries and benefits. Now, they are being deprived of their salaries and are being killed on the front lines – all escape routes are rife with hurdles. [...]
A Nepali mercenary told Al Jazeera that Nepali, Tajik and Afghan fighters are sent straight to the front line. While the Nepali government does not have an exact number of Nepalis fighting in Russia, a foreign ministry official estimated that as many as 200 Nepalis were fighting in Russia by the end of 2023. [...]
Some analysts estimated that about a thousand Nepali fighters have been deployed. The numbers are largely based on the complaints received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nepal from families of recruits, explained Santosh Sharma Poudel, a foreign policy analyst and co-founder of Nepal Institute for Policy Research. The unofficial number of Indians fighting in Ukraine is estimated to be about 100, local media has reported. Several Sri Lankans living in Russia told Al Jazeera that hundreds of their compatriots were now serving Russia’s military. [...]
The Sri Lankan men are not joining the war because they believe in the Russian cause, but because it is an opportunity to make money amid economic turmoil, said Gamini Viyangoda, a Sri Lankan writer, political analyst and columnist. [...]
Poudel said that there is a trend among Nepalis to go abroad to the Middle East or Europe in search of lucrative income because “the average per capita income in Nepal is just around $1,000 per year.” In comparison, the advertised salary to join the Russian army is “about $4,000 a month, which is huge,” he added. [...]
However, some Sri Lankans have also fought on Ukraine’s side. After three Sri Lankan men fighting on Ukraine’s side were killed, approximately 20 others who were serving with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine left the unit, according to Lahiru Hathurusinghe, 25, who is believed to be the only Sri Lankan still attached to the Ukrainian side.
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