The Russian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Sergey Vakunov, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan due to the mass detentions of Kyrgyz citizens at the "Bodrost" bath complex in Moscow on April 11, Meduza reports.
“The Russian side was handed an official note requesting information on the grounds for the law enforcement operation, as well as the use of force against the citizens, and, in case the use of force was unwarranted, appropriate measures should be taken against the law enforcement officers involved in this incident," the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.
Kyrgyz MP Janar Akayev published a video filmed at the bathhouse. The footage shows people being forced to crawl into a room where others are lying face down on the floor, handcuffed.
At a parliament session, Akayev claimed that among those detained were “ordinary drivers and cooks.”
The press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that police officers did not engage in “any unlawful actions” against the migrants during the raid in the Moscow bathhouse.
Following the raid, the police drew up protocols for 25 detained foreigners who violated the terms of their stay in Russia. They will be fined and deported from the country.
Meanwhile, some media reports say that eyewitnesses told Kyrgyz-language media that the masked men beat some patrons, tore up their documents and subjected them to degrading treatment during the five-hour raid Thursday night.
“We just don’t like you,” one of the masked men reportedly said when asked why they were using force, according to a witness.
Since the beginning of 2025, anti-migrant raids in Russia have become more frequent, and, in addition to other public places, sports clubs have also been targeted. As a result of these raids, the police deport illegal migrants, and those who have obtained Russian citizenship are given draft summonses
