Peruvians say they were promised jobs in Russia, but landed on the front lines in Ukraine
Families say recruiters promised high pay and bonuses, and officials have made 247 requests to Moscow for information on Peruvians in Russian forces.
- Peru's public prosecutor's office is investigating 36 complaints from citizens alleging relatives were deceived via false job offers and forced into armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
- Attorney Percy Salinas estimates at least 800 Peruvians are fighting for Russia, many lured by promises of a $20,000 bonus and monthly salaries of $3,000 or $4,000 that rarely materialize.
- After being recruited by Pocho Wilson Pinto, 28-year-old Peruvian army veteran Guillermo was 'practically forced' to sign a Russian-language contract upon arriving in Russia and sent into combat.
- Bravo, from the Foreign Ministry, told CNN the Peruvian government submitted at least 247 requests to Moscow demanding the 'immediate, safe return of our fellow nationals' who departed without authorization.
- Russia maintains it 'respects' foreign nationals' decision to participate in its defense, while Kenya's foreign minister demanded Moscow stop recruiting Kenyans, describing the pipeline as a human trafficking ring.
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The Russian military is trying to bolster its ranks by recruiting soldiers, including from developing countries. It promises them high salaries and bonuses. In February, CNN reported that many men from African countries were forced into military service in Russia. They were supposed to work as drivers or security guards, but upon arrival in Russia, they were forced to sign contracts in Russian, received minimal training, and were sent to the fro…
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KEZI 9 NewsThe last time Norma saw her son was at the end of January, when she dropped him off at an airport in Lima, the capital of Peru. He told her he had found a job as a cook for the Russian Army…
CNN reports that dozens of Peruvian men say they were promised high-paying civilian jobs in Russia, but were forced to sign military contracts and sent to the front lines in Ukraine. The channel spoke to 12 families who have been protesting in front of the Russian embassy and the Peruvian foreign ministry in Lima for weeks. Peruvian prosecutors are currently investigating 36 reports that they were lured to travel abroad with fake job offers and …
Peruvians say they were promised jobs in Russia, but landed on the front lines in Ukraine
As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on, the Russian military has gone to significant lengths to pad its ranks, including by recruiting foreign fighters from developing countries with promises of high salaries and bonuses.
The hundreds of giants in Peru could have been victims of recruitment to the army. They were beaten by a robot and directed to the front.
The Russian army is currently recruiting among unsuspecting Peruvians, albeit in a peculiar way: they are tempting foreign workers with high-paying offers so that the applicants only find out later that they can go to the front according to their contract. This is human trafficking.
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