# Nearly 46,000 foreigners have signed contracts with Russian army since 2022, Ukraine says

https://mins.news/en/item/108271

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-20 17:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/almost-46-000-foreigners-have-signed-contracts-with-russian-army-since-2022-ukraine-says/

> Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War says 45,959 foreigners from 151 countries and unrecognized territories have signed contracts with the Russian Armed Forces since the 2022 full-scale invasion. It identified 16,168 foreign recruits in the first nine months of 2026, more than the 2025 total. The agency says many sought Russian citizenship, while some did not know they would be sent into combat.

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