Yemeni men could start fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, according to the Financial Times. Does this mark a further escalation in hostilities?

Russia has begun luring Yemeni men to fight in its war in Ukraine by falsely promising lucrative jobs before forcing them to sign military contracts and then sending them to fight on the front lines.

Moscow has previously pulled mercenaries into its war effort in Ukraine and now appears to be recruiting much further afield.

A recent study concluded that the total number of foreign recruits fighting for Russia may be closer to 20,000. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia has recruited hundreds of Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported, as the Kremlin increasingly looks to foreign troops to limit the impact of the war on the domestic population.

A Russian court has confirmed a British man who was allegedly fighting for Ukraine has been captured in Russia's Kursk region. Video had been circulating online in recent days showing a man dressed in military clothing who identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson,

Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line.

Local media reported on Anderson, 22, being arrested by Russian authorities previously, as his father shared fears that he could be tortured in captivity.

The Russian Investigative Committee charged James Scott Rhys Anderson with "terrorism" and "mercenarism," following its long-standing practice of persecuting foreign volunteers that end up in Russian captivity.