Polina Alexandrovna Azarnik
Telegram recruiter and former facilitator for Arab students in Russia who, according to the investigation, ran a recruitment pipeline offering contracts and promising citizenship to foreign men.
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Jan 13, 2026 • 30min
Putin's foreign fighters
Polina Alexandrovna Azarnik, a former facilitator for Arab students in Russia and Telegram recruiter, offers chilling insights into a recruitment pipeline luring young men to fight in Ukraine. She reveals how deceptive contracts promised safety but led recruits to the front lines. Hear heartbreaking stories of families grieving lost sons and men trapped in war. The investigation uncovers Polina's controversial tactics, including burning passports to intimidate recruits, and sheds light on the grim reality of those who fell for the promises of citizenship and pay.
