Were Indian men tricked into fighting on the frontline for Russia?
The men say they were duped by job recruitment agents on Youtube.
Shaikh Mohammad Sarfaraz, a young Indian man from Kolkata, thought he鈥檇 landed a great job in another country; the pay was good and he believed he鈥檇 get a passport after just a few months鈥� work. He was told he was going to be a helper for the Russian military, working as a security guard or in the kitchens. But once he got there he found out he wasn鈥檛 going to be a helper, he was going to be a soldier - and he was being sent to fight in Ukraine.
Neyaz Farooquee, a reporter from the 麻豆社鈥檚 Delhi bureau, has spoken to a number of Indian men who say they were also tricked. He describes their experiences. Plus Veronika Malinboym from 麻豆社 Monitoring in Georgia tells us about the other foreign nationals fighting in the Russia Ukraine war - on both sides of the conflict.
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