 Russia recruits migrants from Armenia to fight in Ukraine. Since the end of June, Russia has been enticing citizens of neighboring nations and migrants from Central Asia with advertisements for recruits to join the conflict in Ukraine. United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Intelligence reported this. Online job postings have been observed in Kazakhstan and Armenia promising an initial salary of 190 rubles or 1,973 US dollars and starting payments of 495,000 rubles or 5,140 US dollars. There have been recruitment attempts aimed at ethnic Russians in the northern Kostanai region of Kazakhstan. Russia has been enticing migrants from Central Asia to fight in Ukraine since at least May 2023 with promises of quick citizenship and payments of up to 4,160 US dollars. Uzbek migrant builders in Mariupol reportedly had their passports confiscated on arrival and forced to join the Russian army. Russia is home to at least 6 million Central Asian migrants whom the Kremlin likely views as potential recruits. It is likely that Russia wants to avoid further unpopular internal mobilization measures ahead of the 2024 presidential election the UK analysts emphasize. The exploitation of foreign citizens allows the Kremlin to obtain additional personnel for military operations in the face of growing losses. Previously, the UK Ministry of Defense expressed the belief that the Russian Federation risks dividing its own forces by pouring resources into the area around Kupyansk as long as fighting continues on the Orykiv Front.