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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Amal JAYASINGHE

The 'Duped' Sri Lankans Fighting In Russia's Ukraine War

Protesters near the Russian embassy in Colombo seeking the release of Sri Lankan ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion (Credit: AFP)

When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.

Now the veterans -- some of whom swapped their life savings for what they thought would be lucrative, non-combat jobs -- are desperate to come back home.

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