Bangladesh arrests two for luring locals to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Twenty Bangladeshi citizens have been killed after being used by Russia as 'bait' to locate enemy positions, police say.
Al Jazeera English reports: Twenty Bangladeshi citizens have been killed after being used by Russia as 'bait' to locate enemy positions, police say.
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