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Russia paying US recruits $26,000 to 'die in Ukraine war' and has duped 18 Americans
Daily Express ^ | September 29, 2026 | Brigid Brown

Posted on 09/29/2026 8:00:31 AM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands

Russian agents are posting ads online, preying on the vulnerable to fight for them, and sadly, people are falling for it. The money doesn't outweigh the risks.

Russia is running out of troops and as a result has resorted to recruiting Americans to fight on the front lines by offering them an incentive of a $27,000 signing bonus.

The Kremlin has reportedly duped 18 Americans into fighting on their behalf against Ukraine and according to insiders, it’s a suicide mission.

(Excerpt) Read more at the-express.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: dailycalltoprayer; jackasses; mercenaries; mercs; russia; russianrecruiters; ukraine
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1 posted on 09/29/2026 8:00:31 AM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/25/g-s1-124219/kyiv-observed-memorial-day-to-honor-118-american-soldiers-who-died-for-ukraine

Americans are throwing thier lives away on both sides of this conflict, they should stay home and help resolve the problems we have here.


2 posted on 09/29/2026 8:06:08 AM PDT by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Morons.


3 posted on 09/29/2026 8:09:25 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

If I had to choose I’d fight for Russia before Sniffy the Clown and his private equity overlords.


4 posted on 09/29/2026 8:10:14 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Death to the DEATH TO AMERICA, Democrats.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

The signing bonus is in the form of a check payable to their next of kin.


5 posted on 09/29/2026 8:11:11 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

That’s not enough to buy a farm.


6 posted on 09/29/2026 8:17:33 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Shouldn’t you let the mercenaries decide if the money is worth it? Apparently it is worth it to a few.

What if they have cancer and want to get some money for their family?


7 posted on 09/29/2026 8:20:23 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
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“Americans are throwing thier lives away on both sides of this conflict”

Implying that Ukraine doesn’t care about the lives of American troops will definitely TRIGGER the Zelensky Cheerleaders (even if it’s true, which it is).


8 posted on 09/29/2026 8:21:16 AM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: BenLurkin

That’s not enough to buy a farm.


But you can buy THE farm.


9 posted on 09/29/2026 8:24:04 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: yuleeyahoo

You can get that much bonus to enlist in our army as a parachute rigger with a quick ship kicker. My guess is these people are spun up on the internet to believe they really want to kill somebody for the cause and the money is irrelevant.


10 posted on 09/29/2026 8:30:36 AM PDT by RightOnTheBorder
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To: RightOnTheBorder

There is always a good market for ship kickers.


11 posted on 09/29/2026 8:32:02 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( )
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To: Wilderness Conservative

The American troops that President Trump has in Ukraine learning new fighting techniques from them would choose to fight for the American side against the Russian and North Korean forces if they had to choose.


12 posted on 09/29/2026 8:39:02 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: for-q-clinton

“””””What if they have cancer and want to get some money for their family?”””””

“In most cases, the families of killed foreign recruits do not receive the compensation they are supposed to receive.”


13 posted on 09/29/2026 8:41:54 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

All militaries have paid signing bonuses since beginning of armies.

This is being attacked ‘cause it is Russia, and we know from the lips of the HilaryHag that Russia is the source of all evil.


14 posted on 09/29/2026 8:42:38 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Why not let some of our criminals in jail get that option? Just a thought….lol


15 posted on 09/29/2026 8:44:07 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

The Daily Express? Really? You have better credibility posting The Enquirer articles.

I do fully expect more of this garbage news as Vlad finishes rolling up Ukraine....extreme power grid failures, wide spread internet shut downs, the railroad now shutdown, their big box Amazon type warehouses destroyed, all sea freight in/ out of Odessa halted, all the major ports shut down, etc, etc...


16 posted on 09/29/2026 8:47:54 AM PDT by delta7
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

How many has Ukraine duped?


17 posted on 09/29/2026 8:48:20 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Is it illegal for US citizens to take Russia’s signing bonuses and go fight under their flag, against Ukraine?
I wonder how many have relevant military experience that helps? As a kid, I recall a local bloke who had Vietnam War experience and hired out to African governments to fight communist rebels. Local paper did an interview with him. I believe the article included some form of the question/answer ‘What is it like to kill a person? I wouldn’t know, I’ve only killed communists.’ Not sure what became of him or if he is still alaive somewhere or not. I recall hearing he was in Upper Volta at one time and Rhodesia another.


18 posted on 09/29/2026 8:50:25 AM PDT by desertsolitaire ("Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.")
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To: ansel12

American troops have been fighting for private equity longer than Sniffy’s Nazis.


19 posted on 09/29/2026 8:59:14 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Death to the DEATH TO AMERICA, Democrats.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Can you translate that?


20 posted on 09/29/2026 9:05:37 AM PDT by ansel12
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