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Seven Arrested for Recruiting Homeless to Military Contracts

11/25/2025

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The Russian Interior Ministry says it detained a group that recruited homeless people, offering housing, to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense to access payments.
Seven suspects have been arrested.
Searches yielded vehicles, mobile phones, and bank cards.
This incident follows a Moscow case involving veterans' abduction for extortion, and legislation allows Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, to deploy up to two million reservists abroad without declaring war.

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The Russian Interior Ministry says it detained a group that recruited homeless people, offering housing, to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense to access payments.
Seven suspects have been arrested.
Searches yielded vehicles, mobile phones, and bank cards.
This incident follows a Moscow case involving veterans' abduction for extortion, and legislation allows Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, to deploy up to two million reservists abroad without declaring war.