{"id":350066,"date":"2026-06-06T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-war-families-of-foreign-soldiers-speak-of-trauma-over-disappearing-men-dw-reporter\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:00:41","slug":"russias-war-families-of-foreign-soldiers-speak-of-trauma-over-disappearing-men-dw-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-war-families-of-foreign-soldiers-speak-of-trauma-over-disappearing-men-dw-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#8217;s war: Families of foreign soldiers speak of trauma over &#8220;disappearing&#8221; men | DW Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/SnpIEubpKnU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia's war: Families of foreign soldiers speak of trauma over &quot;disappearing&quot; men | DW Reporter\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SnpIEubpKnU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia is using foreign fighters in its war against Ukraine. Often, they are from poorer countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.<br \/>\nAccording to Ukrainian intelligence, around 28,000 foreigners have been brought to fight in Russian units since 2022. They are often used as &quot;cannon fodder,&quot; and according to Ukrainian estimates, many survive only a few weeks on the front lines.<br \/>\nDespite recent reports of a freeze on recruitment from several countries, experts say that Russia&#8217;s drive to enlist foreign fighters is continuing.  <\/p>\n<p>00:00 How Russia recruits foreign fighters<br \/>\n01:04 Cuba: The dream of a better life<br \/>\n02:08 Recruiting on WhatsApp and false promises<br \/>\n03:30  Kenya: Killed in action, no certainty for the family<br \/>\n05:50 Russia&#8217;s systematic recruitment worldwide<br \/>\n06:44 Political reactions and Russia&#8217;s narrative<br \/>\n07:42 Global numbers and origins of fighters<br \/>\n08:00 Bangladesh: Used as &quot;human shields&quot;<br \/>\n10:32 The families&#8217; demands<br \/>\n12:07 The global consequences of Russia&#8217;s war in Ukriane<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is using foreign fighters in its war against Ukraine. Often, they are from poorer countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. According to Ukrainian intelligence, around 28,000 foreigners have been brought to fight in Russian units since 2022. They are often used as &quot;cannon fodder,&quot; and according to Ukrainian estimates, many survive only a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":350067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[129104,128836,130447],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-350066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news","tag-foreign","tag-russia","tag-using"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Russia&#039;s war: Families of foreign soldiers speak of trauma over &quot;disappearing&quot; men | DW Reporter | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Russia&#039;s war: Families of foreign soldiers speak of trauma over &quot;disappearing&quot; men | DW Reporter for free, here on News ISC. 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