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'Lured in': The Russian recruitment scam sending Africans to fight in Ukraine

'Lured in': The Russian recruitment scam sending Africans to fight in Ukraine

SBS News in Depth
10 min
27 Feb
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With the Russian Army losing an estimated 30 to 50,000 ((30,000 to 50,000)) soldiers per month, Russia is reportedly using recruitment scams to lure in men from across Africa. Offered enticing salaries and told to sign a contract in Russian, officials say economic incentives and the exploitation of vulnerable people are driving recruitment.