The Silent Toll of War in Russia’s Far East

More than three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, people from Buryatia in Russia’s Far East and its surrounding areas, a region deeply influenced by Mongolian culture and remain the most overrepresented among Russia’s war casualties, continue to grapple with growing frustration and uncertainty about the future. Meanwhile, the Russian government intensified patriotic propaganda education in the region and offered salaries several times above the average incomes for the war mobilization. Analysts warn this trend will have lasting, devastating effects on marginalized ethnic minority communities.