US EditionRussia Is Recruiting Serbs for the War in Ukraine Through the Telegram Messenger: How It Happens
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Russia is recruiting Serbs for the war in Ukraine through the Telegram messenger: how it happens
Journalists from the Balkan Investigative Network (BIRN) gained access to closed groups in the Telegram messenger, where mercenaries are agitating Serbs and Bosnians to join the Russian armypromising big money, Russian citizenship and benefits for families. The investigation lasted four months. According to BalkanInsight, despite the fact that participation in foreign wars in Serbia and Bosnia has been prohibited for more than ten years, Dozens …
Reports of Balkan mercenaries going to Ukraine to take part in combat on the Russian Federation's side have come to light since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
In the Balkan Peninsula, the Russian Federation recruits people to fight in the war against Ukraine, promising payments, Russian citizenship and benefits
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