This is the story of two Bangladeshi men who were tricked into fighting on the frontline.
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Russia has turned to the developing world for manpower.
Thousands of men from Africa and South Asia are thought to have been thrust into Putin’s war – in many cases through deception and people trafficking.
This is the story of two Bangladeshi men who were tricked into fighting on the frontline.
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