Peruvian family members and workers say people recruited with promises of employment in Russia end up deployed to fight in Ukraine. In accounts described by multiple outlets, Norma and other families say their relatives were recruited through social media advertisements for jobs connected to the Russian military, with assurances that they would not be sent to the front lines. Norma says she last saw her son in late January after accompanying him to an airport in Lima, where he told her he had secured work as a cook for the Russian army and expected to be paid well while remaining away from fighting.
The reports state that some recruits believe they were misled during recruitment and later discover they are in Ukraine’s war zone. The accounts describe how the situation is communicated back to families and how the promises made during recruitment do not match the reality of deployment. The story highlights concerns about recruitment practices, the role of online job offers, and how individuals end up involved in the conflict. The outlets do not provide independently verified details on the recruiters’ identities or the full scope of the trafficking or enlistment network.
