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Peru’s public prosecutors have said they are investigating allegations of a trafficking network offering fake jobs in Russia to Peruvians, before forcing them to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war.
The attorney general’s office said in a statement that the country’s nationals, including former military personnel and police officers, were allegedly recruited through social media with deceptive offers of well-paid work as security agents and other jobs in Russia.
The victims of the trafficking network were reportedly taken to Russia, where they were forced to take part in combat operations in the context of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The prosecutor said they launched an investigation into alleged human trafficking.
Thirteen Peruvians have died in the Russia-Ukraine war, a lawyer for the victims’ families, Percy Salinas, told TV channel N.
According to Salinas, 600 Peruvians have been lured to Peru since October 2025, with promises of monthly salaries ranging from $2,000 to $3,000.
AFP reported that the Peruvian foreign ministry said it had asked the Russian embassy to provide information about the whereabouts of Peruvians who had “decided to render services in the armed forces” of Russia.
In a statement released on Thursday, Russia’s embassy in Lima claimed that Peruvians had signed contracts to join the Russian armed forces, adding that the concerned individuals had done so voluntarily.
