Event 0396e95d-dcf0-49e0-bc3d-22c51763ae6a

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Russia Country: Finland Country: Ukraine

Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20063837

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Event Time

2y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: BBC: Russia recruiting migrants near Finnish border to fight in Ukraine

Short Summary: Reports indicate Russia is coercing migrants near the Finnish border into military service for fighting in Ukraine.

Description

A report states that Russian authorities are recruiting migrants, including those near the Finnish border, to fight in Ukraine, sometimes using coercion. Migrants have reportedly been taken to military camps close to Ukraine.

Evidence

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A Somali migrant in the BBC's Russian-language editorial unit told the BBC that Russia is coercing migrants into becoming war mercenaries.

Migrants taken to military camps near Ukraine

I have also spoken to other sources and local journalists who say many migrants have been taken by bus to a military camp situated kilometres away from the Ukrainian border.

The recruitment of foreign mercenaries is not new, but in the past few weeks the situation has intensified, especially near the Finnish border.

Related URLs

https://yle.fi/a/74-20063837

Source

https://yle.fi/a/74-20063837

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