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Fortune
Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Russia reportedly recruiting troops from a neighboring nation with a $5,300 signing-on bonus

Ukrainian serviceman walks inside a trench on the frontline near as Russia-Ukraine war continues (Credit: Ignacio Marin/Anadolu Agency - Getty Images)

Adverts promising four-figure signing-on bonuses to join the Russian army have been appearing online in neighboring country Kazakhstan.

The adverts promise payment of more than $5,000 to sign on to become a Russian soldier amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to Reuters.

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