# Ukraine intelligence says Russia plans to recruit Yemenis for war

https://mins.news/en/item/65493

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-19 13:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-plans-to-recruit-yemenis-to-fight-in-the-war-ukraines-intelligence-says/

> Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service says Russia plans to recruit at least 27 Yemeni citizens for its full-scale war against Ukraine, including some born in 2006 and 2007. The agency says they would first be legalized in Russia through a simplified process and then offered military contracts, though the scale of recruitment cannot be independently verified.

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