Long thread covering the recruitment method, reception and much much more…..
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...307533482.html
Several Africans were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Tatarstan. Russia is now exploiting the attack to spark anti-Ukrainian feelings. If anything, however, this incident can elucidate a gendered and racialized reality behind Russia's charm offensive in Africa…..
Specifically, they are invited to join the Alabuga Polytech college in the Tatarstan town of Elabuga. "Alabuga Start" participants are required to work more than study. In a nearby facility, students are involved in the mass production of what the college calls "boats."
The "boats" is just an euphemism for Shakhed drones, which Russia previously used to buy from Iran, but which it now produces itself in large numbers. Dozens of them are sent to Ukraine nearly every day, murdering people all across the country….
