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Russia’s draft to reinforce its army in Ukraine is disproportionately affecting those living in poor and ethnic minority regions of the vast country, according to rights groups and media outlets. People living in villages and towns in the Russian Far East, Muslim-majority Dagestan in the Caucasus, or other impoverished or ethnically diverse regions are being called to join the military, sometimes even if they are not on the reserve list and have no experience in battle. Day 1 of “partial mobilization” in Russia brings mass mobilization of ethnic minorities and the impoverished Far East, and dr…