Up to 8,000 Latin Americans fight in Ukraine for Russia, many deceived, international report finds

“An international report presented in Kyiv in late April estimates that between 1,000 and 8,000 Latin Americans are serving in the Russian army in its war against Ukraine, in what its authors describe as a global human-trafficking network run to replenish front-line casualties. The document, titled "Fighters, Mercenaries or Victims of Human Trafficking?", was produced by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Ukrainian organization Truth Hounds, and the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights.

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