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Documenting and sharing information on predatory recruitment practices of the Russian Armed Forces.

Key Figures
Recruited by Russia
28 000+

foreigners from over 135 countries have joined service in the Russian Armed Forces.

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Confirmed deaths
5000+

foreign recruits killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

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Prisoners of War
48 countries

whose citizens are currently held as prisoners of war in Ukraine

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Top Stories

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Channels TV: Nigerian Navy Veteran Killed Fighting for Russia - "It's Hard to Believe Anyone Would Be Recruited From West Africa to Go Fight Up There"
Jun 12, 2026

Channels TV: Nigerian Navy Veteran Killed Fighting for Russia - "It's Hard to Believe Anyone Would Be Recruited From West Africa to Go Fight Up There"

Channels Television's Network Africa programme covered a Punch Newspapers investigation revealing how young Nigerians have been deceived into joining Russia's war against Ukra…

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YouTube Begins Global Removal of Alabuga Recruitment Content - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Calls on Other Platforms to Follow
Jun 12, 2026

YouTube Begins Global Removal of Alabuga Recruitment Content - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Calls on Other Platforms to Follow

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Promised Drone Factory Jobs, Sold to Russia's Military: Four Bangladeshi Friends Trafficked After Borrowing Life Savings
Jun 11, 2026

Promised Drone Factory Jobs, Sold to Russia's Military: Four Bangladeshi Friends Trafficked After Borrowing Life Savings

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POW Profiles

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Malik Diop from Senegal Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine
POW ProfileJun 14, 2026

Malik Diop from Senegal Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

Badr Eddine Amazal from Morocco Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine
POW ProfileJun 13, 2026

Badr Eddine Amazal from Morocco Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

Lod Beverly Dirisa from Congo-Brazzaville Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine
POW ProfileJun 11, 2026

Lod Beverly Dirisa from Congo-Brazzaville Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

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Newsfeed

Diplomats From 14 Countries Visit Ukrainian POW Camp Holding Foreign Recruits
Jun 13, 2026

Diplomats From 14 Countries Visit Ukrainian POW Camp Holding Foreign Recruits

Ukraine's Foreign Minister: "Most African Recruits Fighting for Russia Are Victims - Russia Is Giving Them a One-Way Ticket to Death"
Jun 10, 2026

Ukraine's Foreign Minister: "Most African Recruits Fighting for Russia Are Victims - Russia Is Giving Them a One-Way Ticket to Death"

Left to Die: 79 Ugandans Lured to Russia's Front Lines - Families Wait Seven Months With No Answer From Kampala or Moscow
Jun 10, 2026

Left to Die: 79 Ugandans Lured to Russia's Front Lines - Families Wait Seven Months With No Answer From Kampala or Moscow

EU Proposes Entry Ban for All Who Served in Russia's Army - First Time Sanctions Target Russian Military Personnel Directly
Jun 9, 2026

EU Proposes Entry Ban for All Who Served in Russia's Army - First Time Sanctions Target Russian Military Personnel Directly

Atlantic Council and FIDH: Russia Is Running a State-Organized Human Trafficking Operation - "Russia Is Looking for Bodies. Ukraine Is Looking for Soldiers."
Jun 8, 2026

Atlantic Council and FIDH: Russia Is Running a State-Organized Human Trafficking Operation - "Russia Is Looking for Bodies. Ukraine Is Looking for Soldiers."

Promised Warehouse Jobs and Construction Work. Russia Sent Them to Die as Expendable Infantry - National Security Journal
Jun 8, 2026

Promised Warehouse Jobs and Construction Work. Russia Sent Them to Die as Expendable Infantry - National Security Journal

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Visits Moscow While Bangladeshis Are Being Trafficked Into Russia's War
Jun 8, 2026

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Visits Moscow While Bangladeshis Are Being Trafficked Into Russia's War

You Have to Get Me Out of Here": DW Documents How Russia's War Machine Is Destroying Families in Cuba, Kenya and Bangladesh
Jun 7, 2026

You Have to Get Me Out of Here": DW Documents How Russia's War Machine Is Destroying Families in Cuba, Kenya and Bangladesh

Ukraine Frees 185 Defenders in 75th POW Exchange - Russia Returns No Foreign Recruits Once Again
Jun 5, 2026

Ukraine Frees 185 Defenders in 75th POW Exchange - Russia Returns No Foreign Recruits Once Again

Tanzania's President Attends St. Petersburg Forum — While Tanzanian Citizens Are Being Recruited Into Russia's Army and Going Missing
Jun 3, 2026

Tanzania's President Attends St. Petersburg Forum — While Tanzanian Citizens Are Being Recruited Into Russia's Army and Going Missing

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Africans in Ukrainian POW Camp: "The Battlefield Is No Joke. People Die Left, Right and Centre. And Nobody Really Cares."
Jun 9, 2026

Africans in Ukrainian POW Camp: "The Battlefield Is No Joke. People Die Left, Right and Centre. And Nobody Really Cares."

They Used a Stun Gun on Me and Told Me I'd Already Signed. Documentary Exposes How Russia Recruits Central Asians for Its War.
Jun 3, 2026

They Used a Stun Gun on Me and Told Me I'd Already Signed. Documentary Exposes How Russia Recruits Central Asians for Its War.

Inside Alabuga: The Drone Factory Recruiting the World's Vulnerable Under the Guise of Education - While Stalin Posters Watch Over the Assembly Line
May 27, 2026

Inside Alabuga: The Drone Factory Recruiting the World's Vulnerable Under the Guise of Education - While Stalin Posters Watch Over the Assembly Line

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