Fake jobs, tourist visas: Inside Russia’s vast network luring foreigners to fight Ukraine war

Russia uses fake job offers, tourist visas and military contracts to recruit foreign nationals for its war in Ukraine.

An investigation by Deutsche Welle reveals Moscow has built a sophisticated international recruitment network.

Recruits come from Asia, Africa and Latin America, drawn by poverty, deception and coercion.

The scheme channels foreign citizens into active combat roles on the frontlines in Ukraine.

The recruitment often has tragic consequences for those deceived into joining.