'They're Taking Everyone.' In Russian Regions, Recruiting For Ukraine War Soars

Talks to stop the war are in full swing – but more and more Russians are being recruited. In Siberia, higher salaries are tempting and in Moscow, conscripts are being hunted down in gyms. “I understand that they take in anyone,” says a man who has visited the recruiters.

'They're Taking Everyone.' In Russian Regions, Recruiting For Ukraine War Soars

Russian recruitment for men to fight in Ukraine is soaring in many of the country's regions, with signing bonuses and other incentives reaching new records in some places.

Moscow Renews Military Recruitment Efforts Despite U.S. Push for Peace Talks – Vyorstka

Moscow city authorities are ramping up efforts to recruit contract soldiers for the war in Ukraine following several months of relative quiet, the independent Vyorstka news website reported, citing sources in the city government and city agencies.

Russian recruitment advertisement appears on Chinese social media

A recruitment video from Russia's Defense Ministry has circulated on Chinese social media, showing men leaving their jobs to fight. Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of systematically recruiting people from China to fight its deadly war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president said two Chinese citizens were caught in Donetsk region, before claiming that there are more than 150 Chinese fighters currently among Russia’s ranks. Beijing warned Kyiv a…

On Tuesday, 8 April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that two Chinese soldiers fighting in the Russian army had been arrested in Ukraine. Yesterday, 10 April, Zelensky declared that they were not isolated cases "but rather a systematic effort by Russia to recruit citizens for war, especially in China's territory and jurisdiction." Ukrainian services claim to have identified more than 150 Chinese fighters who joined the Russian a…