"We are at war and you are now a Russian soldier.’ That was the beginning of hell for me." - Russia recruits civilians from Africa, pretending to hire them for civilian positions, then sends them to the frontlines without training or equipment. @domhauschild visited a Ukrainian POW camp where foreign prisoners who fought for Russia are staying and wrote about it for The Times. There are about 1,000 people there from 20 different countries; most from Africa, some from South America and Central Europe. There are two North Korean prisoners of war. Most recruits from Africa tell a similar story: they saw an ad promising a civilian job in Russia and offering a lot of money. They would agree because they felt they needed to provide for their families. Russia would pay for their flight, then they would be locked down, forced to sign a contract in Russian that they couldn't understand, and be sent to the frontlines. A lot of them shared that they were forced to do the most dangerous jobs and their lives were worth nothing to Russian commanders. It is unclear what will happen to them: most don't want to return to Russia and see it as dangerous. Ukraine cannot accept them. Many governments view fighting for another country as illegal. Russia has ruined their lives, and, undoubtedly, many more have been killed on the battlefield. Russia has recruited about 30,000 fighters from 44 nationalities, thousands of them from Africa.