Foreign nationals from nearly 50 countries were taken prisoner by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Hundreds of foreigners from more than 48 countries are being held captive in Ukraine; Russia recruited them to fight in the war against Ukraine through deception, financial manipulation, and psychological pressure.

This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

The Ministry stated that a special website, stoprussianrecruiters.org, was created to expose Russia’s large-scale system of recruiting foreigners.

The platform publishes information about the methods used by Russian recruiters, the geography of mercenary recruitment, as well as data on individuals working in the Kremlin’s interests in various countries around the world.

“Russia is increasingly actively involving citizens of other countries in the war: migrant workers, the unemployed, and members of socially vulnerable groups from Asia, Africa, and Latin America,” the Ministry noted.

The ministry emphasized that financial promises, psychological pressure, and outright deception are used to recruit foreigners.

According to the state project “I Want to Live,” the identities of over 28,000 foreigners who have signed contracts with the Russian armed forces have been established so far.

At least 5,149 of them have already died in the war against Ukraine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the launch of the resource should help warn potential victims of recruitment and draw the international community’s attention to the activities of Russian recruitment networks.

As a reminder, in Tuapse, residents were urged to evacuate following a drone attack (video).

Residents of Tuapse, Russia, are increasingly complaining about the unbearable living conditions in the frontline city. The once-popular resort has turned into an area of environmental disaster and constant danger due to regular explosions at local industrial facilities.