Recruitment network

Network accused of recruiting Indonesians to fight as mercenaries for Russia.

Organisations · 1 story · Also known as: international network, recruiting network

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Indonesia
recruited 23 Indonesians, police say · Our story
Russia
sent 15 recruited Indonesians to Russia on tourist visas, police say · Our story
Ales
is accused of recruiting people and arranging lodging · Our story
Jali
was arrested in Medan and accused of recruiting for the network · Our story
Niki
was arrested in Bali and accused of recruiting for the network · Our story
IM
is accused of arranging hotels, pocket money and a training house · Our story
West Jakarta Metro Police
accuses the network of running an international recruitment operation for mercenaries in Russia · Our story

Latest stories

West Jakarta police name eight suspects in network recruiting Indonesians for Russia
14 November 2026

Other outlets' coverage

Inside Russia’s alleged recruitment network funneling African women to drone factories
Fox News · 13 November 2026
How Russia’s recruitment network targeted young African women under guise of jobs, training
The Star, Kenya · 7 November 2026
How Russia’s recruitment network penetrated Kenya’s state agencies
The Star, Kenya · 5 November 2026

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