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From Samarkand to Smolensk in 72 Hours: How Recruiters Lure Central Asians into Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Russian recruiters promise men from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan high pay, Russian citizenship and travel to Moscow. Free Eurasia spoke to two intermediaries who described how candidates are sent to Smolensk and offered contract service.

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