Citizens of 48 countries who fought for Russia are held in Ukrainian captivity

Citizens of 48 countries who fought on the side of Russia are currently being held in captivity in Ukraine.

Source: Brigadier General Dmytro Usov, Secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, during the presentation of the report "Foreign fighters in the Russian army: how to stop the global recruitment scheme", as reported by Interfax-Ukraine

Quote: "As of today, citizens of 48 countries are represented among those in our captivity. These are hundreds, not even dozens."

Details: Usov said the top seven countries whose citizens are most numerous among those captured are Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Nepal and Kyrgyzstan.

The Coordination Headquarters also noted that the number of foreign nationals being captured is increasing.

Usov added that Ukraine has currently identified over 28,000 individuals who joined Russian forces to fight against Ukraine.

He noted that citizens of 136 countries are directly represented in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces.

According to Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, at least 5,149 foreign nationals have been killed in the war against Ukraine (confirmed cases).

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