Citizens of 48 countries who fought on the russian side are being held as POWs in Ukraine
04/29/2026 04:54:08 pm
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“As of today, citizens of 48 countries are in our captivity as prisoners of war. These are hundreds, not even dozens, of people”, - said the Secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Brigadier General Dmytro Usov, at an event presenting the report “Foreign Fighters in the Russian Army: How to Stop the Global Recruitment Scheme” on April 29, Interfax-Ukraine writes.
According to him, the top 7 countries whose citizens are most represented are: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan.
The Coordination Headquarters also noted that the number of foreign nationals being captured is increasing.