Russia Lures Migrant Workers Into Ukraine, Only to Put Many on the Front Line
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Migrants can wind up digging trenches or fighting on the front, risking jail in their home countries on charges of mercenary activity.
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Published Feb 14, 2024 • 6 minute read
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(Bloomberg) — Russia is relying on thousands of often-unwittingly recruited workers from neighboring countries to undertake the sprawling multi-billion-dollar reconstruction in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
Job-seekers coming to Russia from former Soviet Union states are being sent to Ukraine to work on construction projects, but have at times wound up digging trenches and fighting on the battlefield. In the process, they risk running afoul of laws in their homelands that could land them in prison.
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2024-02-14 00:21:14
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