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‘Cannon fodder’ Asians tricked to fight for Russia spur calls for intervention

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Reports indicate that individuals from Asian countries, including Indonesians and Filipinos, have been deceived into fighting for Russia in its conflict with Ukraine. These individuals were allegedly lured by false promises of well-paid civilian jobs. Ukraine's intelligence agency has highlighted this as a growing concern, suggesting that existing scam networks are being exploited to recruit foreign AI

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‘Cannon fodder’ Asians tricked to fight for Russia spur calls for intervention

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Sam Beltran ·

    ‘Cannon fodder’ Asians tricked to fight for Russia spur calls for intervention

    A report that eight Indonesians were allegedly tricked into fighting for Moscow in its war on Ukraine may be just the tip of the iceberg, analysts warn, cautioning that Southeast Asia’s existing scam networks could already be a hunting ground for Russian fraudsters. Ukraine’s int…