"Dark-skinned" immigrants targetted in Russia

Frequently we hear of racist attacks against Central Asian and Caucasian (Caucasian as in people from the Caucasus) immigrants in the Russian Federation.

Alot of the times reports from agencies and newspapers state that these people are targeted because of their Asiatic looks or their "dark looks."
The first statement is more or less true since the modern-day inhabitants of Central Asia are predominantly Mongoloid, save for a few pockets of European migrants/settlers and Tajiks who seem to be predominantly Caucasoid (Caucasoid in this case refers to skull type).

The second statement is somewhat absurd and ignorant. Aside from many Tajiks, the people of Central Asia and the Caucasus are far from being "dark-skinned" people. Most of the Central Asian immigrants are Mongoloid typically with yellow skin. The immigrants from the Caucasus are predominantly white people ("white" in this case refers to physical appearance) and are indistinguishable from the average European population most of the time.

Below are pictures of Azerbaijanis. Can any "dark looks" be found in them?




Most of Caucasian peoples culture, linguistics and genetics differ from the Europeans, but in appearance, the vast majority of them except for a few mixed ones are as white as Europeans, with a huge percentage having blond hair, blue eyes. Others have red, brown hair with green eyes or blue eyes.
Where are the "dark looks?"

Even the Russian Neo-Nazis who target them, use the term "black" for the immigrants. The whole truth is that the "black" label is applied to people of non-European ethnicity which includes Chinese and other eastern Asian immigrants of non-European origins.

Being a blond-haired, blue eyed Lezghin or Azerbaijani makes no difference to the Neo-Nazi attackers.

Azerbaijani musicians:


Azerbaijani soldier:


Either the media misinterprets this "black" term or out of ignorance leads people to believe that anyone originating outside of Europe is always "dark"/non-white.
A lot of reports also claim that immigrants are prey to attacks due to their non-Slavic appearance.

This is a true statement as well. Though Slavic peoples, Western Europeans and Caucasians are of the same skin complexion, their facial structure generally gives out their racial identity or at least a clue of it.

But the main point is that the people of the Caucasus are predominantly white just as Slavic peoples and other Europeans.
The darker Caucasians are a result of mixing with darker invaders in the Caucasus such as Arabs and Persians.

To label all the Caucasians as "black" or "dark" on the basis of a handful is absurd. By the same contrast, Caucasians could also label Russians as "black" because of Russians like Alexander Pushkin.

Some more Azerbaijanis. Their appearance matches that of most other peoples of the Caucasus: