Foreigners tricked into being Putin’s cannon fodder | Eastern Express

Russia is recruiting tens of thousands of foreign nationals to fight its war against Ukraine. Migrants inside Russia face raids, detention and threats of deportation, while recruits abroad are lured with promises of civilian jobs, high salaries and non-combat positions. Many sign contracts they cannot read before being rushed through training and deployed to deadly frontline assaults. The system allows the Kremlin to replace battlefield losses without announcing another politically dangerous mass mobilisation at home. Eastern Express examines how Russia has turned global poverty, migration, and legal vulnerability into sources of military manpower.

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