俄罗斯通过社交媒体鼓励外国战斗人员招募, 提供现金和公民身份, Russia boosts foreign fighter recruitment via social media, offering cash and citizenship, amid concerns it’s masking combat roles to address Ukraine war manpower shortages.

俄罗斯通过社交媒体,特别是VKontakte, 加紧招募外国战斗人员, 提供大量预付款项和公民承诺, Russia has ramped up recruitment of foreign fighters via social media, especially on VKontakte, offering large upfront payments and citizenship promises while claiming roles are non-combat. 主要用俄语的广告针对来自120多个国家的用户, 招聘职位从2024年初每月不到100个升到2025年中期超过4,500个. Ads, mainly in Russian, target people from over 120 countries, with recruitment posts jumping from under 100 monthly in early 2024 to over 4,500 by mid-2025. 专家称，这场运动是旨在掩盖新兵常常面临战斗的宣传，并警告说，这也是俄罗斯为弥补乌克兰人力短缺而努力的一部分，尽管国际社会呼吁停止。 Experts say the campaign is propaganda aimed at masking the reality that recruits often face combat, and warn it's part of Russia’s effort to offset manpower shortages in Ukraine despite international appeals to stop it.