Zamira Kozhobaeva is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service.
Armenia and other countries bordering Russia took in many Russians dodging the draft in 2022-23 and now, amid growing fears of a new mobilization to boost a military depleted by the war on Ukraine, there are some indications that the numbers of Russians coming to Armenia are again rising.
A recent statement by Russia's chief investigator, Aleksandr Bastrykin, that naturalized Russian citizens must be sent to war in Ukraine is causing anxiety among Kyrgyz workers in Russia.
Records show domestic violence is on the rise in Kyrgyzstan, with more than 5,000 cases registered between January and July of this year. But thousands of more cases of abuse go unreported due to societal pressure, economic implications, or inaction by police and courts.
