Dzhamal Iskhakov, a 41-year-old taxi driver originally from Tajikistan, has lived in St Petersburg for more than ten years. He received Russian citizenship three years ago. On September 29, he came to the city’s migration office to register his father’s arrival. But instead, he received a call-up notice to join Russian forces fighting in Ukraine “I have poor eyesight, minus 19-20,” he said. “How can I do army service with such eyesight? A [migration] officer seized my passport and told me to sign the summons. I refused to sign because I know my rights.”