The Russian Federation plans to recruit a record 18.5 thousand foreigners for the war against Ukraine this year
Kyiv • UNN
This year, the Russian Federation plans to recruit 18,500 foreigners for the war against Ukraine. Mercenary losses already exceed 5,000 people from various countries around the world.
This year, Russia plans to recruit a record 18,500 foreigners — an important resource for the aggressor state amid massive losses of its own population in the war against Ukraine. This was reported by the Secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Brigadier General Dmytro Usov, according to UNN.
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Usov spoke during the discussion "Foreign Fighters in the Russian Army: How to Stop the Global Recruitment Scheme." The event was organized by the international organization Truth Hounds.
The Russian occupying army includes over 10,000 recruits from Central Asia, about 1,800 from South Asia, at least 1,700 from Africa, and, according to various estimates, at least 1,000 from Latin America, as well as about 14,000 from the DPRK
According to him, this year Russia plans to recruit a record 18,500 foreigners — an important resource for the aggressor state amid massive losses of its own population in the war against Ukraine.
Usov noted that the recruitment of foreign citizens into the Russian occupying army worldwide strengthens transnational human trafficking networks and, therefore, poses a challenge to global security.
He emphasized that the responsibility for the consequences of uncontrolled and illegal recruitment of foreigners through coercion and deception, both on the territory of Russia and in various countries around the world, lies entirely with the Kremlin.
The General reported that the losses of foreign mercenaries in the Russian army during "meat assaults" in the war against Ukraine, according to available data, amount to at least 5,149 people.
Some were lucky — they were taken into Ukrainian captivity. Today, the Coordination Headquarters cares for mercenaries from 48 countries: among the "top" ones are Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus