The BBC's Russian service published an investigation on June 14 regarding the recruitment of Central Asian citizens in Russian jails for the Ukrainian war. BBC informs that at least 93 people died among such recruits, including 34 Uzbeks.
At least 93 Central Asian residents died on the Russian side of the Ukraine war: 19 from Kyrgyzstan, 34 from Uzbekistan, and 40 from Tajikistan. Such estimates are presented in the BBC Russian Service investigation named "Like slaves to be killed. Why do Central Asian migrants end up near Bakhmut?".
"Sometimes the families of dead soldiers manage to take their bodies home from Russia," the letter states.
The material is dedicated to migrant workers who were recruited by the private military corporation Wagner from Russian jails. It relates the story of different Kyrgyz families whose men were convicted of various crimes in Russia, fled to Ukraine, and die as BBC Russia reports.
In March of this year, the State Security Service claimed that a native of Karakalpakstan's Ellikkala area who was serving a jail sentence in Russia died in Ukraine. He was assigned to construction work in Russian Federation-occupied territory when he was struck by a missile.
In May, it was revealed that another Uzbek citizen had died in Ukraine. He was "mobilised" after being released from a Russian prison. He did not want to go to war, according to his mother, but he was compelled to.
On June 7, Daryo reported that a citizen of Tajikistan was set to be deployed to front instead of being deported for lack of documentation.
Uzbekistan prohibits mercenarism and overseas military service leads to criminal charges.
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