Rússia amplia recrutamento estrangeiro e mantém mais de 3 mil militares além do prazo dos contratos
A Rússia passou a recrutar cerca de 1.800 estrangeiros por mês para suas forças armadas, com.Contracts em forte alta desde 2022. Autoridadesbationais identificaram quase 49 mil-signed contracts de 59 países e relataram casos de engano, coerção, documentos retidos e Soldados mantidos em serviço após o término do contrato.
Pontos principais
- Rússia recruta aproximadamente 1.800 estrangeiros por mês
- Plano russo para 2026 prevê 18.500 novos recrutas estrangeiros
- Ukrainian officials identified quase 49 mil资费estrangers de 59 países que assinaram contratos com as forças russas
- Foram registrados 16.168 contratos estrangeiros nos primeiros nove meses de 2026
- Número de contratos subiu de 94 em 2022 para 16.085 em 2025
- Coordenação Militar knows of mais de 3 mil foreigners whose contracts have expired but whom Russia has not released
- Uzbequistão, Tajiquistão, Bielorrússia e Cazaquistão são os principais países de origem
Por que importa
A招募 foreign expands the pool of manpower available to Russia and reduces its need for new domestic mobilization waves. A escala e a amplitude geográfica da recruiter confirmam que a guerra cada vez mais depende de pessoas de fora do país. Relatos de engano, retenção de documentos, restrição de circulação, ameaças e pagamentos não realizados indicam práticas coercitivas e abusivas. A ausência de libertação de mais de 3 mil recrutas com contratos encerrados também levanta preocupações sobre prolongamento do serviço militar e coerção.
O que aconteceu
As autoridadesCOORDENAÇÃO Militar updated confirmaram que a Rússia está recrutando cerca de 1.800 estrangeiros por mês. Para 2026, a estimativa é recrutar 18.500 pessoas. Ukrainian authorities identified nearly 49 thousand foreigners from 59 countries who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces. The volume rose from 94 contracts in 2022 to 4,067 in 2023, 8,877 in 2024, 16,085 in 2025 and 16,168 in the first nine months of 2026. Recruitment agencies and local brokers help candidates with visas, tickets, documents, meetings and accompaniment to the place where the contract is signed. Civilian jobs, cultural and sports events, educational programs and university admission are used as entry points. In some cases, passports and phones are confiscated, movement is restricted, or recruits are threatened for trying to refuse service. Promised payments may be delayed or never arrive. The Coordinator knows of more than 3,000 foreigners whose contracts have expired but who have not been released.
O que dizem as fontes ucranianas
A cobertura Ephesians/Control Ukrainian emphasizes recruitment volumes, geographic expansion, deception, coercion and the experiences of foreign prisoners. Officials and the documentary present foreign recruitment as a way for Russia to offset military losses, demographic costs and social pressure while avoiding new domestic mobilization waves. The story of Kenyan athlete Evans Kibet illustrates the contrast between civilian recruitment promises and actual military contracts: he said he agreed to travel to Saint Petersburg for a cultural event, was offered documents in Russian that he did not understand, later discovered they were a military contract, and eventually ended up in Ukrainian captivity.
Contexto
The number of recorded foreign military contracts rose from 94 in 2022 to 4,067 in 2023, 8,877 in 2024 and 16,085 in 2025, reaching 16,168 during the first nine months of 2026. Ukrainian officials estimated Russia's 2026 recruitment plan at 18,500 foreigners and said it was likely to be exceeded soon. The most common countries of origin are Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Belarus and Kazakhstan, while recruitment has expanded across Africa, Latin America and parts of Asia. During the full-scale war, Ukrainian forces have captured fighters from 59 countries.