Colombians in Ukrainian Captivity: 'To Russians, We Were Just Cannon Fodder'.

According to ТСН: Colombian citizens who were captured by Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk direction call on their compatriots not to believe Russian recruiters.

A video of the interrogation of the captives was published by the 425th separate assault battalion 'Skelia'.

The Deception Scheme: '10 Million Pesos for Protection'

One of the detainees recounted that he was working in Dubai when he learned about a 'lucrative job opportunity' in Russia. He was promised a job as a welder or security guard at a gas processing plant with a salary of $2,500 (approximately 10 million Colombian pesos).

The route went through Bogotá and Istanbul to Ufa, but the reality turned out to be completely different.

'When we arrived in Ufa, we were stripped of our passports, phones, all documents. After three days, we were put on a bus and taken for about 36 hours in an unknown direction,' one of the captives recalls.

The men claim they were not paid a single penny, despite being promised an advance after 15 days.

'Move or Die'

Instead of tools, the Colombians were issued military uniforms, rifles, and radios. They were taken to a bunker filled with rats and ordered to move forward.

According to one captive, Russian commanders controlled them remotely via drones, threatening punishment for disobedience.

'When I tried to sit down, the drone operator shouted: “Either you move or you die”... A drone with explosives was constantly hovering over us. If we tried to escape, we would be killed,' the man recounts.

The Death of a Friend and Hundreds of Corpses

The man recalls tearfully how he himself called his friend Luchito to this 'job.' He died before his eyes.

'I told him: “Luchito, let's go, this is a good job, they pay well.” Luchito was killed... I saw over 300 dead people, dead, torn to pieces,' he says.

Rescue in Captivity

The Colombians claim they did not fire a single shot. They hid in a pit without food or water for four days until they encountered Ukrainian soldiers.

'When we saw the soldiers, I asked: “Ukraine?” They pointed weapons at us, we raised our hands up and said: “No, we need help, help us!” And we surrendered,' the man recounts.

He also named the recruiters – Sergeant Kurt, Jamie, and Sergeant Mike – and urged never to believe them, for to the Russians, foreigners are simply 'cannon fodder.'

It should be noted that in the Vovchansk direction, Ukrainian soldiers of the 57th separate motorized infantry brigade captured a mercenary of the Russian army from Kenya. The captive is named Evans, he is 36 years old, and he is an athlete from Kenya. He claims that he and three other Kenyans were invited by a sports agent on a tourist trip to St. Petersburg, funded by Russia.

This news underscores the danger that foreigners face when falling under the influence of Russian recruiters. This situation exposes the entire truth about the deceptive schemes used to lure people into the conflict zone, where their lives may be in jeopardy. Men who have survived this tragedy are urging others not to fall into the traps of deception and to trust their instincts in dubious situations.