Sri Lanka has repeatedly warned its citizens against travelling to Russia or Ukraine to join the fighting.
Firefighters working in the rubble of a building on Friday after Russian strikes in Derhachi, Ukraine. Credit: Sergey Kozlov/AFPAround 280 Sri Lankans have been recruited to fight on both sides of Russia’s war in Ukraine, officials tasked with investigating its citizens’ involvement in the conflict said Tuesday.
“We have received complaints from approximately 280” family members, public security minister Tiran Alles told AFP. But there are no restrictions on Sri Lankans travelling abroad and large numbers have left the island nation in the wake of an unprecedented economic crisis in mid-2022. Police have arrested two retired army officers, including a major general, for illegally acting as recruiting agents for Russian mercenary firms.Sri Lanka’s South Asian neighbours India and Nepal have also confirmed that numerous citizens of those countries had been recruited to fight alongside the Russian army over the past year.
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