russian recruitment companies are now looking for ‘volunteers’ for the army. They offer good wages for ‘reconstruction’ of the occupied territories in Eastern Ukraine: sorting through the rubble and unloading humanitarian aid.

A captured russian invader has told the SSU about this. He came to Ukraine allegedly under a contract to work as a ‘handyman’.

However, according to him, they had little choice: to serve as cannon fodder in the illegal armed groups ‘L/DNR’ or to be shot for refusal.

This native of Udmurtia signed a contract with the russian armed forces for 2 months.

He worked clearing the school grounds only during the first week. And then, together with his 32 ‘colleagues’, he was sent to Zolote to be subordinated to the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic.

Things didn’t go so well for them: ‘Of these 32 people: 7 were taken prisoner, 6 went back, the rest are ‘200’ [killed]. I was wounded.’

The SSU investigators and counterintelligence are currently working with the captive.