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Russia Rounded Up Thousands of Migrants on New Year’s Eve to Send to War

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At least 3,000 were snatched up by police, some still wearing their holiday Santa Claus costumes. Half of them were reportedly forcibly enrolled in the army.

Allison Quinn

News Editor

Published Jan. 3 2024 8:40AM EST

A bus drives past a New Year 2024 numerals decoration in central Moscow on Dec. 31, 2023. — Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty

Allison Quinn

Allison Quinn

News Editor

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