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With promises of good pay, Russia lures more foreign fighters to Ukraine
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A residential area heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on Nov 17.
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LONDON - Evidence that Russia has recruited hundreds of men from Yemen to fight in Ukraine remains patchy.
The allegation first surfaced in a Nov 24 report by London’s Financial Times. Although the newspaper published a video of what it claims are young Yemenis dressed in Russian battle fatigues and a copy of their supposed recruitment contract, at least for the moment, there is no corroboration of this from any other sources.
