Kyrgyzstan demands Russia send home its citizens who were deceived into joining the Russian army...

Kyrgyzstan has demanded that Russia send home its citizens who were deceived into joining the Russian army. Kazakhstan previously issued a similar diplomatic note

The Kyrgyz Embassy sent a diplomatic note to Russia’s Foreign Ministry calling for the return of 21-year-old Elistan Toktogulov from the Talas region. He was recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine “as a result of fraudulent actions by unidentified individuals.”

As Azattyq Asia reports, in the fall of 2026, a recruiter offered him a job on social media as a security guard or driver in Russia for 110,000 rubles. In Russia, Toktogulov was forced to sign a contract with the Defense Ministry and sent to a training ground in the Voronezh region.

Kyrgyz authorities called on Moscow to release the recruit and find those responsible for recruiting him so they can be held accountable.

💜Verstka previously reported on why foreigners decide to take part in the war against Ukraine on Russia’s side.

Read on Verstka’s website about how “volunteers” from Asia and Africa are recruited and what happens to them at the front (VPN required):

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