Cuban mercenary captured near Kupiansk after joining Russia’s war effort under deportation threat
A Cuban mercenary who claims he was forced into Russia’s war after being arrested in Moscow was captured…
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Ukraine captures Indian fighting for Russia — he says Moscow swapped his drug sentence for a rifle
Once in Russian hands, the 22‑year‑old says he endured empty promises of cash, a rushed 16‑day training, and an assault mission he allegedly never wanted.
India warns citizens: Don’t fall for Russian Army job offers
Moscow is accused of tricking Indian men with promises of construction work, then forcing them into combat in Ukraine.
Forbes: Elite Ukrainian unit overwhelmed with 900 volunteers each month while army forces draft
A converted shipping container in Ukraine's capital houses an unlikely solution to military recruitment: a drone training program so popular it turns away qualified applicants while other units struggle to fill their ranks.
Russian forces attempt to turn Ukrainian teenagers into soldiers – CNN
In a disturbing violation of human rights, Russia is forcibly deporting Ukrainian teenagers, attempting to conscript them into the Russian armed forces.
Intel: Russia intensifies forced mobilization in occupied territories of Ukraine
Virtually all men aged 18 to 65, and often even 16 and 17-year-old teenagers, are under threat of forced mobilization, with Moscow compelling them to join the occupying army, GUR reported.
Forced conscription: how Russia wipes out the male population of occupied Donbas
The Russian occupation authorities of Luhansk and Donetsk ordered a "general mobilization" on 19 February, when Russia was…