Exposing the scam.
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Documenting and sharing information on predatory recruitment practices of the Russian Armed Forces.

Key Figures

Recruited by Russia

foreigners from over 135 countries have joined service in the Russian Armed Forces.

Confirmed deaths

foreign recruits killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

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Prisoners of War

whose citizens were captured in Ukraine

Foreign POWs in Ukraine →

Top Stories

Russia Won't Tell Kenyan Families Whether Their Sons Are Alive. A Shadowy Russian Network Will - For 30%.

Russia Won't Tell Kenyan Families Whether Their Sons Are Alive. A Shadowy Russian Network Will - For 30%.

Russia has provided no official confirmation of status - alive, dead, or captured - to the families of the roughly 1,000 Kenyans the National Assembly was told had been recruited t…

Uganda's Deputy PM Said She Didn't Know Ugandans Were Being Trafficked to Russia's Front. Their Families Did. Three Are Confirmed Dead.

Uganda's Deputy PM Said She Didn't Know Ugandans Were Being Trafficked to Russia's Front. Their Families Did. Three Are Confirmed Dead.

Ghana's FM Raised 62 Dead Ghanaians and 15 Missing With Lavrov in Moscow.

Ghana's FM Raised 62 Dead Ghanaians and 15 Missing With Lavrov in Moscow.

POW Profiles

Kimis William Vladimir Lukhe from Ecuador Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

POW ProfileAug 17, 2026

Kimis William Vladimir Lukhe from Ecuador Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

Khalid Karim Wadda from Iraq Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

POW ProfileAug 15, 2026

Khalid Karim Wadda from Iraq Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed Desouky Bassiouni from Egypt Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

POW ProfileAug 11, 2026

Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed Desouky Bassiouni from Egypt Joined the Russian Army and Became a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

Profiles of recruiters who lured foreigners into Russia's army

Benjamin Stimson

Benjamin Stimson

Konstantin Trifonov

Konstantin Trifonov

Viktor Vasilyev (Lukovenko)

Viktor Vasilyev (Lukovenko)

Newsfeed

Ukraine Is Holding Iraqi Citizens Captured Fighting for Russia. A Court in Najaf Already Sentenced Their Recruiter to Life.

Ukraine Is Holding Iraqi Citizens Captured Fighting for Russia. A Court in Najaf Already Sentenced Their Recruiter to Life.

A Russian Company Operating in Uganda Is Taking 83% of the Signing Bonus Before Recruits Even Board the Plane. A Leaked Contract Shows How.

A Russian Company Operating in Uganda Is Taking 83% of the Signing Bonus Before Recruits Even Board the Plane. A Leaked Contract Shows How.

Investigations

The New Comintern: From Discussion Clubs and Hikes to Dying for Russia on the Frontline

The New Comintern: From Discussion Clubs and Hikes to Dying for Russia on the Frontline

Legal Actions

Uzbek Citizen Jailed for Fighting in Russia's War in Ukraine

Uzbek Citizen Jailed for Fighting in Russia's War in Ukraine