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According to the information source, last year the St. Petersburg authorities received an order that St. Petersburg should provide 7,000 new “volunteers” for Russia’s war against Ukraine. Then the leadership of the city’s power structures decided that the search efforts for “volunteers” would be directed primarily against migrants.
Police did not begin raids on migrants’ homes because they believed this could scare migrants, which could lead to them leaving Russia. Therefore, it was decided to carry out mass arrests on New Year’s Eve.
The source emphasizes that the mass arrests were not a fight against illegal immigration, but an operation to increase the numerical strength of the Russian army.
According to the St. Petersburg publication Fontanka, about 3,000 migrants were detained in the city during the New Year celebrations. On the other side “Novaya Gazeta”. Evropa’s information source claims that there are many more detainees.
As an Uzbek citizen familiar with the situation told the publication, all detained migrants were required to register with the Russian army as “volunteers,” otherwise their families would face deportation from Russia.
“Novaya Gazeta. Evropa’s information source indicates that similar raids against migrants are likely to occur across Russia.
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