{"id":14977,"date":"2026-07-24T20:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/?p=14977"},"modified":"2026-07-25T08:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:31:26","slug":"panama-confirms-citizens-recruited-to-fight-in-russia-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/news\/panama-confirms-citizens-recruited-to-fight-in-russia-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Confirms Citizens Recruited to Fight in Russia-Ukraine War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Government distances itself from recruitment scheme that has left at least one Panamanian dead and several missing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Panamanian government has confirmed that at least 15 citizens have been recruited to fight in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a development that has sparked alarm among families and prompted official investigations into what appears to be an international recruitment network targeting vulnerable Latin Americans<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlos Arturo Hoyos, the acting Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs<\/em> revealed that Panamanian authorities have been tracking these cases since November 2025, with reports indicating that one citizen has died and several others remain unaccounted for<\/a><\/a>. The confirmation came after families in the western province of Chiriqu\u00ed raised alarm about loved ones who had traveled abroad following promises of lucrative employment opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n