#POWs
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![Russia Sent Latin American Recruits to War. They Shot Their Way Out and Surrendered to Ukraine]( "Russia Sent Latin American Recruits to War. They Shot Their Way Out and Surrendered to Ukraine")
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![Photo of Gonzalo Leon Bustos]( "Photo of Gonzalo Leon Bustos")
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- War in Ukraine
Russian soldiers opened fire at Latin American recruits who tried to abandon their position and surrender to Ukraine. The men returned fire, killing two Russians, before moving toward Ukrainian lines.![Illustrative image. Chechen special forces troopers attend a training session at a “Russian Spetsnaz University” special training centre in the town of Gudermes in Chechnya on July 25, 2019.]( "Illustrative image. Chechen special forces troopers attend a training session at a “Russian Spetsnaz University” special training centre in the town of Gudermes in Chechnya on July 25, 2019.")
![Captured foreign recruits of the Russian army during press conference on March 15, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Captured foreign recruits of the Russian army during press conference on March 15, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian military personnel, released from Russian captivity during the third 2026 swap, return to Ukraine on March 6, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian military personnel, released from Russian captivity during the third 2026 swap, return to Ukraine on March 6, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Ukrainian service member speaks by phone after being released from Russian captivity during a prisoner exchange. (Source: Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War)]( "A Ukrainian service member speaks by phone after being released from Russian captivity during a prisoner exchange. (Source: Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War)")
![Ukrainian soldier who was previously held captive poses for a portrait while undergoing rehabilitation on June 6, 2024 in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian soldier who was previously held captive poses for a portrait while undergoing rehabilitation on June 6, 2024 in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
-cf609fe649f399c4b4980b3b0f6ad5fa.png "Russia Sent Latin American Recruits to War. They Shot Their Way Out and Surrendered to Ukraine")
-21f402f6f32da8b0165ae48804a71feb.jpeg "Photo of Gonzalo Leon Bustos")
-74a8d40a18bf9ba3a3f9676ede2bddda.jpg "Ukrainian soldier who was previously held captive poses for a portrait while undergoing rehabilitation on June 6, 2024 in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")