Foreign nationals from Somalia and Ethiopia, including a man named Bashiir* and an Ethiopian mercenary Adil Muhammad, who were serving in the Russian army have been captured as prisoners of war in Ukraine. Bashiir*, now a POW, recounted to Kyiv Post how he ended up fighting for Russia in Ukraine, while Muhammad was captured near Mar'inka after only two weeks, reportedly shocked by corruption within the Russian army. These POWs claim they were promised military service on Russian territory and not deployment to Ukraine. A Russian military court in the Far East has sentenced a 61-year-old civilian pilot with health issues to 8 years in prison for allegedly planning to join Ukraine's Armed Forces, a charge he denies while claiming he was tortured into confessing. Protests have erupted in Russia, with thousands demonstrating against the Ukraine war and ethnic discrimination, particularly after the unpopular prosecution of a Bashkir nationalist activist, in defiance of a Kremlin ban.
A military court in Russia’s Far East sent seven contract soldiers to prison for refusing to fight in Ukraine in the summer and fall of 2023. https://t.co/OgIiYYh1qp
Putin is trying to avoid opposition in the Russian heartland to his colonial invasion of Ukraine by conscripting disproportionately ethnic minorities. Now, one of those minorities is rebelling after one of its antiwar activists is sentenced to prison. https://t.co/DuU3cFQVVH
Bashkiria protests. What were they actually about? New post on our telegram: https://t.co/X8WsA9ndq9
Thousands of supporters of jailed Bashkir activist bring protest against Ukraine war and ethnic discrimination to capital of Russian region in defiance of Kremlin ban https://t.co/ILlq1A1Q90
Why was the prosecution of a Bashkir nationalist activist unpopular enough to spark three major protests in Russia this week? And does it have anything at all to do with the invasion of Ukraine? @verstka_media has the answers: https://t.co/YUX4a5JmSX
The Ethiopian mercenary Adil Muhammad was captured by the Ukrainian Army after just 2 weeks near Mar'inka. The Russians are desperate for soldiers. Via @wartranslated https://t.co/5gfANBGhJ3
Citizens of Somalia and Ethiopia who served in the Russian army and are now prisoners of war in Ukraine say they were promised military service on Russian territory without deployment to Ukraine - but were deployed. Somalia holds some Ukrainian citizens imprisoned too - exchange.
Ethiopian mercenary Adil Muhammad only lasted two weeks on the frontlines in Ukraine before he was captured in Mar'inka. Apparently, he was shocked by corruption in the Russian army. https://t.co/pbZFlJa6iC
Russian military court sentences 61-year-old civilian pilot with long list of health problems to 8 years in prison for planning to join Ukraine’s Armed Forces. The man says he’s anti-war but denies any plan to take up arms. Lawyers say he was tortured into confessing.…
📹 How a Somali Man Ended Up Fighting for Russia in Ukraine Somali man captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, now a POW. In an interview with Kyiv Post, Bashiir* shares his account of how he ended up on the front lines. Watch the full video here: https://t.co/v0scG507b0 https://t.co/HomXUWQBn6