Ethnic Cleansing in Russia
<p>The “Free Buryatia Foundation” has published an update on the casualties in Ukraine delineated by their region of origin within the Russian empire. The Republic of Tuva, from which Defense Minister Shoigu originates, tops the list at 57.4 deceased per 100,000 population, with Buryatia just behind at 55.6. Moscow region’s rank is dead last on the list at 0.9, less than 1 per 100,000, sixty times lower than Tuva.</p>
<p>These statistics reflect two policies, one of the federal conscription apparatus and one internal to the army itself. The first is the economic disadvantage in Buryatia and other regions of Russia that are distant from Moscow, which makes forced conscription much easier. Many Russians are given an exception from mandatory service if they meet certain income requirements — a policy that has always unofficially existed in every country that has a draft, but Moscow has made it official and said the quiet part out loud.</p>
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