Russia recruits African mercenaries from 29 countries for Ukraine war
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Russian state media reports Ukrainian intelligence used a dating/match bot to recruit two St. Petersburg schoolgirls to carry out terrorist attacks; both are now under house arrest. The claim is unverified and likely part of information warfare, with no independent corroboration. If true, it signals a novel recruitment vector and heightened domestic security concerns in Russia.
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Russian authorities claim to have detained multiple young individuals across several regions, alleging their recruitment by Ukrainian intelligence via Telegram dating bots for sabotage and terrorist plots. These claims, primarily from Russian state media and investigative committees, remain unverified by independent sources, indicating a low confidence level in their factual basis.
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