People in Peru were invited to Russia to work as cooks, guards, and taxi drivers. When they arrived, their passports were taken away and they were sent to war. It appears there are hundreds of such cases

People in Peru were invited to Russia to work as cooks, guards, and taxi drivers. When they arrived, their passports were taken away and they were sent to war. It appears there are hundreds of such cases

According to relatives, Peruvians were lured to Russia with promises of work and high pay. When they arrived, they were forced to sign a military service contract and sent to military training, and then to the front.

Lawyers say that at least 13 people have been killed, and relatives have lost contact with many others.

Families are holding protest actions in Peru’s capital; meanwhile, the Russian Embassy in Lima issued a statement saying that it “deeply respects the decision of foreigners to defend Russia’s sovereignty.”

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