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Cuban Recruits As It Struggles With Conscription, RFE/RL Reveals"> Russia Turns To Cuban Recruits As It Struggles With Conscription, RFE/RL Reveals </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-2">An RFE/RL investigation reveals details about the role of Cuban mercenaries fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, with some avidly embracing the Kremlin's narratives. Havana has said it’s cracking down on “human trafficking” to the war, but given its ties to Moscow, not everybody is convinced. </p> </a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <ul id="ordinaryItems"> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 fui-grid__inner"> <div class="media-block "> <a href="/a/russia-prepares-children-occupied-ukraine-war/33217789.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="How Russia Prepares Children In Occupied Ukraine For War Against Their Own Country"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/2f42f3b3-edcd-48b0-8286-23fd3e345049_w100_r1.jpg" alt="The militaristic Russian youth organization Yunarmia is active across the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine. Some former members are fighting in Moscow's war against Ukraine. (composite file photo)" /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/2f42f3b3-edcd-48b0-8286-23fd3e345049_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="The militaristic Russian youth organization Yunarmia is active across the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine. Some former members are fighting in Moscow's war against Ukraine. (composite file photo)" class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3" >December 03, 2024</span> <a href="/a/russia-prepares-children-occupied-ukraine-war/33217789.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="How Russia Prepares Children In Occupied Ukraine For War Against Their Own Country"> How Russia Prepares Children In Occupied Ukraine For War Against Their Own Country </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">In the parts of Ukraine that it occupies, Russia is using a militaristic youth movement to foster the loyalty of minors and prepare them to fight in Moscow’s war against their native country.</p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 fui-grid__inner"> <div class="media-block "> <a href="/a/russia-filtration-camp-belarus-torture-naroulya-lukashenka/33218006.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Exclusive: Belarus State Firm Hosted Russian 'Filtration' Camp Where Ukrainians Were Allegedly Tortured"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/7ba11822-9d9d-4b66-ac30-4c1a7e984222_w100_r1.jpg" alt="" /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/7ba11822-9d9d-4b66-ac30-4c1a7e984222_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="" class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3" >November 28, 2024</span> <a href="/a/russia-filtration-camp-belarus-torture-naroulya-lukashenka/33218006.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Exclusive: Belarus State Firm Hosted Russian 'Filtration' Camp Where Ukrainians Were Allegedly Tortured"> Exclusive: Belarus State Firm Hosted Russian 'Filtration' Camp Where Ukrainians Were Allegedly Tortured </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">An investigation by RFE/RL and its partners reveals for the first time that Russian forces operated a so-called “filtration” camp in Belarus on the grounds of a company ultimately controlled by authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s government.</p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 fui-grid__inner"> <div class="media-block "> <a href="/a/assets-corruption-citizenship-war-ukraine/33209140.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="How Ukraine Lost $24 Million: Sanctioned Businessman's Assets Go To Private Buyers"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/67862307-4ef3-4c60-ba16-3d5af0dcd5cc_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Equipment at one of the sites where Unigran operated in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region " /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/67862307-4ef3-4c60-ba16-3d5af0dcd5cc_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Equipment at one of the sites where Unigran operated in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region " class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3" >November 21, 2024</span> <a href="/a/assets-corruption-citizenship-war-ukraine/33209140.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="How Ukraine Lost $24 Million: Sanctioned Businessman's Assets Go To Private Buyers"> How Ukraine Lost $24 Million: Sanctioned Businessman's Assets Go To Private Buyers </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Sanctions failed to stop the selloff of Russian-owned assets in Ukraine worth $24 million to private companies rather than the state, Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, found. The Justice Ministry says it is examining what happened and gathering evidence. </p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 fui-grid__inner"> <div class="media-block "> <a href="/a/ukraine-schemes-investigation-lawmaker-dubai-property/33200812.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="RFE/RL Uncovers $1 Million Dubai Property In Ukrainian Lawmaker's Family"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/2b8dd88d-a5fc-4369-8a47-3a277541327d_cx0_cy1_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="The Kasai family owns four apartments in premium residential complexes in Dubai -- such as Studio One (center) -- that they purchased between 2022 and 2023." /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/2b8dd88d-a5fc-4369-8a47-3a277541327d_cx0_cy1_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="The Kasai family owns four apartments in premium residential complexes in Dubai -- such as Studio One (center) -- that they purchased between 2022 and 2023." class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3" >November 14, 2024</span> <a href="/a/ukraine-schemes-investigation-lawmaker-dubai-property/33200812.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="RFE/RL Uncovers $1 Million Dubai Property In Ukrainian Lawmaker's Family"> RFE/RL Uncovers $1 Million Dubai Property In Ukrainian Lawmaker's Family </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">An investigation by RFE/RL has uncovered that family members of a Ukrainian legislator from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Servant of the People party has hidden property in Dubai worth more than $1 million -- well beyond what they could have likely afforded on their official incomes.</p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 fui-grid__inner"> <div class="media-block "> <a href="/a/ukraine-investigation-tatarov-flights-russia/33195212.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Official In Ukrainian President's Office Was Frequent Flier To Russia, Investigation Finds"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/76d6d93f-608a-4f15-8126-0e794be9acaf_cx0_cy0_cw99_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Since air traffic between Ukraine and Russia was stopped after 2014, Oleh Tatarov mainly reached Moscow from Kyiv on flights via Minsk." /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/76d6d93f-608a-4f15-8126-0e794be9acaf_cx0_cy0_cw99_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Since air traffic between Ukraine and Russia was stopped after 2014, Oleh Tatarov mainly reached Moscow from Kyiv on flights via Minsk." class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3" >November 08, 2024</span> <a href="/a/ukraine-investigation-tatarov-flights-russia/33195212.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Official In Ukrainian President's Office Was Frequent Flier To Russia, Investigation Finds"> Official In Ukrainian President's Office Was Frequent Flier To Russia, Investigation Finds </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">The last known time Oleh Tatarov flew to Moscow was on April 22, 2019, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won his first term in office. 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