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[Talyn]

Inside Russia's Shadow Battalions: Coercion, Violence, And Ethnic Targeting​

By RFE/RL's Siberia. Realities and Current Time August 03, 2025

The Russian government, facing mounting losses in Ukraine, appears to be intensifying its coercive recruitment tactics targeting prisoners, conscripts, and ethnic minorities from remote regions and Central Asian migrant communities to bolster its depleted forces.

Inside Russia's Shadow Battalions: Coercion, Violence, And Ethnic Targeting

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[trader]

After watching many vids of random police (mil police?) grabbing men off the streets and out of marketplaces/homes and stuffing them into vans to be sent to the front, the "special" military operation doesn't seem so special. Russia needs a new leadership, as it is not just one person needing to be replaced at the top of the government.

 

[Shibadog]

I’m surprised the military hasn’t pulled a coup to be honest. 1,000,000 casualties and no end in sight. Kinda of a special “action” there…. I feel sorry for the Russian people. Those poor SOB have been under dictators , literally, forever. A brief flash of freedom in the early 90’s and then back to the same old same old. First the czars, then the Commies, now Vlad & Co.

 

[trader]

I would add to that old vodka bottle himself, Yeltsin....

 

[3L120]

I’m surprised the military hasn’t pulled a coup to be honest. 1,000,000 casualties and no end in sight. Kinda of a special “action” there…. I feel sorry for the Russian people. Those poor SOB have been under dictators , literally, forever. A brief flash of freedom in the early 90’s and then back to the same old same old. First the czars, then the Commies, now Vlad & Co.

Just like under Stalin, those who disagree, disappear. Always neighbors or co-workers ready t earn a few rubles at your expense. Think of all the generals Stalin did in!