"Many Uzbeks are going to war," said a former migrant, recounting the abuse faced at the Sakharovo detention center near Moscow.

Former migrant Alibek (name changed) spoke about the brutal treatment at the foreign detention center in Sakharovo near Moscow in an interview with "Current Time."

According to him, the center's staff beat the detainees daily from 6 PM until deep into the night.

“They beat us severely, using electric shock devices; every [enforcer] has one. Adult men cry and scream as if they are being cut,” Alibek recounted. He spent five days at the center and was shocked by the brutality.

The beatings began as soon as the detainees entered the facility, and at night, the screams of people prevented others from sleeping.

“As soon as you lie down, the screams start, and the beatings continue until 3 or 4 in the morning,” he added.

Alibek reported that in Sakharovo, he was offered to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense or face deportation to his homeland. He chose deportation. According to him, “many Tajiks and Uzbeks go to war,” as those without documents are held in the center longer, and they cannot withstand such pressure.

Beatings, coercion, and pressure to participate in the “SVO” are becoming a reality for migrants caught in Sakharovo, notes Alibek. He emphasized that the reasons for such brutal treatment remain unclear to him.

Previously, we published a piece on how propaganda in Russia pushes Uzbek migrants towards war.