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Russia Lures Yemeni Fighters With Cash to Fill Ukraine Ranks
Recruiters offer Yemeni men $15,000 upfront, $5,000 a month and Russian citizenship, while some are allegedly deceived into one-year military contracts.
- Russian-Linked networks are recruiting Yemeni men for the war in Ukraine, offering citizenship and high salaries while routing them through Oman; Houthi-linked firms tied to parliamentarian Abdulwali al-Jabri facilitate these transfers.
- Financial desperation drives recruitment, as brokers promise lucrative civilian jobs to men earning as little as $30 monthly. This strategic bargain allows the Houthis to export fighters to the Kremlin in exchange for advanced weapons and intelligence.
- Upon arrival, recruits face a reported 'military nightmare,' with passports confiscated and forced at gunpoint to sign Russian-language contracts. Many are funneled into alleged 'meat assaults'—high-risk frontal attacks—with at least 3,388 foreign fighters killed.
- Families report deaths and missing relatives, with many men last heard from in early April. Despite appeals to the Yemeni government, no public action has been taken, leaving loved ones lost in what has become an 'unmarked grave.'
- Moscow has recruited at least 27,000 foreign nationals since 2022, utilizing a global pipeline of vulnerable populations. Ukrainian authorities warn Russia could mobilize another 18,500 foreign fighters in 2026, marking the highest annual total since the invasion began.
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Yemeni man killed fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine
A Yemeni man was recently killed while fighting alongside the Russian army in Ukraine, amid concerns over recruitment networks luring Yemeni youths into combat by exploiting their difficult living conditions and desire to migrate. Family members of Hamza Mahmoud Al-Habashi said on Wednesday that he had been killed while fighting with Russian forces. Al-Habashi grew up in Dhale Governorate in central Yemen and left the country for Russia about tw…
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