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Russia is luring Africans into war against Ukraine under guise of film shoots

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Russia is using a new scheme to recruit citizens of African countries to fight in the war against Ukraine – potential recruits are being offered the chance to take part in a film shoot. Previously, foreigners were lured to the Russian Federation, in particular with promises of high earnings in...

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Russian recruiters use fake film advertisements and fraudulently send nationals of African and South Asian countries to war against Ukraine, and they place vacancies on social media and Massengers for mass media actors, cascaders or security guards to work in allegedly high-budget military combat, but when they arrive in Russia, they take documents from foreigners, under threat of deportation or imprisonment, are forced to sign a contract with t…

An announcement of employment in constructions, an offer for a security post or even a casting for a film. War is usually missing from these ads. Behind them, however, is a network that recruits people for the Russian war in Ukraine. The network uses Western digital platforms and services to reach people ... The post $15,000 signing: offer by which Africans are attracted to fight for Russia appeared first on spotmedia.ro.

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Prince Okaiteye of Ghana last spoke to his wife and four daughters a year ago. He says he misses home and wants to return as soon as possible. The 36-year-old Prince's home is almost 7,000 kilometers from where he is now. He was captured by Ukrainian forces last December and is currently being held in a camp for other prisoners of war from the Russian armed forces. He has spent more time there than on the battlefield.

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A network targeting workers in Africa, Asia and Belarus is using Western technologies and platforms to recruit people for Russia's war operations, according to new research. The message almost never speaks of war. A man browsing Facebook or searching Google sees an ad from a job-finding company—which looks perfectly legal—and promises him a job in construction, a job in security, a role in a movie or help issuing a Russian visa. Clicking on the …

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The Russian casting that brings thousands of unsuspecting Africans to the front! More...

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censor.net broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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