Ukraine updates: Russia targets C Asians to serve in war – UK

UK says recruiting migrants is part of Russia’s plan to fulfil its target of 400,000 volunteers to fight in Ukraine.

A Russian soldier in combat uniform practices with his weapon at a training ground in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Russian army soldiers practice on a military training ground in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine [File: Alexei Alexandrov/AP Photo]
By Virginia Pietromarchi, Priyanka Shankar and Hamza Mohamed
Published On 8 May 2023
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8 May 2023
(21:56 GMT)

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Monday, May 8.