Lured to Russia: Bangladeshi youth sent to front line, 20 killed
A 22-year-old Bangladeshi who sold family land for a promised Russian construction job was sent to the front line, where 20 compatriots were killed in drone strikes.
A 22-year-old Bangladeshi man from Jhenaidah has survived being sent to the front line of the Russia-Ukraine war after being promised a construction job, RFE/RL reported. Razan Hossain said his family sold land for 1 million taka to pay a recruiting agency for travel to Moscow.
Arriving on 7 May with 30 compatriots, Hossain was immediately deployed to the front and handed an assault rifle without training. He told reporters that 20 fellow Bangladeshis were killed in drone strikes before his eyes while advancing ahead of Russian troops.
Wounded in a drone strike on 14 June, Hossain suffered burns and hearing loss. He said commanders refused hospital care and beat him before he managed to return home in late August with help from the Bangladeshi embassy.
Source: Stop Russian Recruiters
