A raid against migrants was conducted in Russia

Raids took place in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. 40 migrants were served summonses.

On November 25, a large-scale migration raid was conducted at construction sites in the Vsevolozhsky district of the Leningrad region and in the village of Levashovo in St. Petersburg.

According to the press service of the National Guard, investigators from the military investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia, representatives of the military police, military commissariat, and migration service participated in the event.

The purpose of this mass check of migrants was to identify migrants who had obtained Russian citizenship but had not registered for military service.

It was reported that more than 300 foreigners were checked, of which 22 individuals were found to have certain “administrative violations.”

Additionally, another 40 people received summonses to report to military commissariats.

Earlier, in mid-November of this year, law enforcement checked two hostels on Zanevsky Prospekt and Kharchenko Street. About 200 migrants were taken to the department, where their compliance with migration legislation was checked, and the police established the order of registration in the hostels.

At that time, 40 people also received summonses to report to the military enlistment office. It was noted that they had naturalized in Russia but had not registered for military service.

There are plans to revoke the citizenship of migrants who refuse to go to war in Ukraine.

In August of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law revoking the citizenship of foreigners. Now, according to Article 22 of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation,” a person can be deprived of citizenship for “failure to fulfill the obligation of initial registration for military service.”

According to the law, a foreign citizen who has obtained Russian citizenship must register for military service within two weeks from the date of receiving their passport. Citizens without a military ID cannot legally work in Russia.

Reports have emerged that Russian authorities are revoking the citizenship of Tajik nationals for failing to register for military service.

For instance, in the Far East, decisions were made to revoke the Russian citizenship of three Tajik nationals for obtaining Russian citizenship in August 2023 but failing to register for military service as required by law.

However, migrants, especially Tajik migrants, claim that in most cases, mass raids and revocations of Russian citizenship primarily target Tajik nationals. According to them, Russian authorities intend to send non-Russians to fight in the war in Ukraine first.