Over 20,000 Central Asians Signed Contracts with Russian Armed Forces for Ukraine Conflict

A Ukrainian project identified over 20,400 Central Asian citizens who signed contracts with the Russian Armed Forces to fight in Ukraine. Uzbeks form the largest group (40%), followed by Tajiks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and Turkmen. The number of Central Asian contract soldiers in the Russian army has more than doubled since 2024.

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