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Fake jobs: foreigners are being trafficked to the Russian front line
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Fake jobs: foreigners are being trafficked to the Russian front line

ZAP Notícias13 September 2026 at 06:30

Russia is illegally trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, according to a report by Amnesty International released on Thursday. The organization based itself on interviews with prisoners of war who were deceived into signing Russian military contracts.

Foreigners are being lured to Russia with false promises of employment. After arriving in the country, they are stripped of their documents and forced to join Russian military forces, being sent to the front line. Amnesty International refers to these victims as "cannon fodder".

Among the identified victims are citizens from Brazil, Colombia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. These foreigners were lured to Russia through fake job advertisements, which constitutes an organized scheme of human trafficking for military purposes.

Why this matters

The article exposes an international human trafficking network that directly affects Brazilian citizens recruited with false promises, exposing them to situations of slavery and death in the Ukraine conflict. It also reveals that Russia uses illegal military recruitment practices, which has implications for international security and for the situation of vulnerable refugees and migrants. This Amnesty International report follows previous investigations into human rights violations in the context of the war.

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