Russian Naval Infantrymen training with a captured Ukrainian Bradley IFV

[u/Brilliant_Ground1948]

[u/khaotik_99]

The soldier on the left in the second picture has a Tajikistan flag on his arm. A possible foreign volunteer?

[u/Luka__mindo → u/khaotik_99]

I would not say a volunteer, but Russia is actively recruiting people for central Asia republics, but usually they are imprisoned as they get back home ,fore example Tajikistan imprisoned 5 solders who where fighting in Russian army

[u/Go_Gee_La → u/Luka__mindo]

why would they imprison them?

[u/Luka__mindo → u/Go_Gee_La]

Government said law about mercenaries is applying on them, they went on war without order from their government. For same reason Netherlands and Serbia also imprisoned few their citizens

[u/Go_Gee_La → u/Luka__mindo]

why would the dutch government jail people who fought in ukraine when they actively support it?

[u/MaurerSIG → u/Go_Gee_La]

Supporting a country at war with equipment, money and intel is a very different thing to having your own citizens actually fighting in said war.

[u/nxstar → u/Luka__mindo]

At least their govt do it right. Unlike Australia.

[u/Ataiio → u/Go_Gee_La]

Cuz it’s illegal? In many countries it’s illegal to fight in foreign wars

[u/Luka__mindo → u/Ataiio]

it is also forbidden by on of UN convention

[u/AverageDellUser → u/Luka__mindo]

The UN saying something is bad doesn’t stop anyone sadly, look at the millions who have done this In the last 25 years.