invasion of Ukraine

Several users have shared a video on social networks that allegedly shows the statements given by a Cuban soldier who was recruited by Russia to participate in the invasion of Ukraine, who was captured during one of the most recent clashes in the Marinka area, in Donetsk region.

In the recording, shared by channels of Telegram, The soldier identifies himself as Frank Darío, who revealed details about his recruitment into Putin’s Armed Forces and the participation he had during the military conflict in the area.

The young man, born in the province of Guantánamo on September 6, 1989, assures that he signed his contract thinking that it was a work contract, since the Russian Army assured that they needed people to carry out construction work.

Darío indicated that he and several others accepted due to the promise of receiving Russian citizenship and a monthly salary of more than $2,700, however, the situation was very different from what he had been promised.

Despite lacking military training, the young man was sent to the front lines as part of a mission to transport portable solar panels when the bombing began in the region, regardless of the danger to which the new recruits were exposed.

“At no time did we know that we had to go to war, do you understand me? We came to do masonry work. They made us a contract in Russian, which we did not understand… When you realize it, you are in a bunker firing shots,” the young man declared in the middle of the interrogation.

The Cuban soldier indicated that his superiors never explained anything to them about the missions, since they spoke in Russian and did not have a translator to transmit the information to them.

Darío points out that he ended up in the custody of Ukrainian troops after a bombing in the area where he was traveling with two other Cubans and three Russian soldiers.

After the group was separated due to the explosions, he ended up lost in a forest until he ran into a Ukrainian soldier. Initially, he thought it was a Russian ally, but upon confirming that he was on the “enemy” side he decided to surrender and hand himself over without resistance.

The statements of the captured Cuban largely coincide with the information revealed by Cubans who decided to denounce that they were recruited based on deception. They maintain that the contract in a language they cannot read is being used by Russia to take advantage of foreigners who arrive in search of citizenship, which is described by many as fraudulent.

These are not the only complaints made in this regard, since several Cubans have gone to social networks to denounce the death of their loved ones after they were sent to the front by their Russian superiors.

A recent air attack carried out by Ukraine in the Kherson region, territory currently occupied by Russia, may have cost the lives of some 17 Cuban citizens who enlisted among Vladimir Putin’s forces.

According to journalist Rolando Nápoles, from America TeVé, Images shared on Telegram show the exact moment in which a Ukrainian drone carried out the attack, in which some 60 Russian soldiers also died.

The communicator points out that there are about 130 Russian soldiers injured, and that three survivors were also from Cuba, specifically from the province of Villa Clara.

Statements from an exiled Cuban pastor identified as Mario Félix Lleonart assure that one of the surviving Villa Clara residents is called Yasmany Risquet, better known as “El Memo”, who belonged to the National Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Cuba because he suffers from a visual disability.

Information shared online suggests that one of the deceased was named Yandy González Sotolongo, a resident of the El Condado neighborhood, but Russian authorities have not officially confirmed any of this.

Since it was discovered that the Russian army was recruiting Cuban men, many based on deceptionthe situation has been carefully monitored.

Recently, it was learned of a young Cuban soldier identified as Raibel Palacio, who died in Ukraine during a confrontation.

The young man’s family pointed out that he lost his life after being shot in the leg by a drone, and that, although Russia promised to repatriate the body, He had been buried in a common grave in European territory..

The Cuban’s loved ones reported the case to the newspaper The New York Timespointing out that, until now, the Cuban Embassy in Russia has not fulfilled its promise to transport his remains to the Island.

“They told me that they had buried him in a common grave, without any ceremony or flag,” declared Melissa Flores, a young widow.

The family reported that they were notified of his death in the worst possible way, through a text message sent by WhatsApp.

“Do not be fooled by those people who are recruiting and deceiving with a supposed contract and delivery of money. “Everything is a lie, and because of them, a family is devastated today,” said a relative of the young man on that occasion. who like many others was tempted by the promise of Russian citizenship in exchange for fighting on the front.