russia demonstratively issued passports to two African mercenaries
Media outlets in the temporarily occupied territories reported another case of russian passports being granted to foreigners who fought on the side of the russian federation.
▫️ This time, the case involves two citizens of The Gambia who served in the russian army. They were granted russian citizenship in the occupied part of Luhansk Oblast.
▫️ russia incentivizes foreigners to participate in the war against Ukraine by promising simplified access to citizenship. However, real cases in which mercenaries actually receive passports after completing their contracts are rare.
▫️ This is precisely why such stories are heavily promoted in russian media. In reality, most foreigners recruited into the russian army are either killed or left without any legal protection.
It is known that russia is conducting large-scale recruitment in African countries. People are promised civilian jobs and high salaries, but after signing contracts they are forcibly sent to the front. Stories about “new russians” serve merely as a facade to conceal the scale of deception and the cynical exploitation of foreigners.
