{"id":15139,"date":"2026-07-30T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/?p=15139"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:12:16","slug":"panamanians-in-russia-ukraine-war-reach-24-as-government-tracks-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/news\/panamanians-in-russia-ukraine-war-reach-24-as-government-tracks-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Panamanians in Russia-Ukraine War Reach 24 as Government Tracks Fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least one Panamanian has died fighting for Russian forces<\/a>, while families of 23 others remain in agonizing uncertainty. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a> has now confirmed that 19 citizens are linked to Russia\u2019s armed forces and 5 to Ukraine\u2019s, drawing a clearer picture of the tangled human toll the distant conflict is taking on the Central American nation<\/a>. The growing number of Panamanians in Russia-Ukraine war<\/strong> zones has triggered urgent diplomatic meetings and a stark warning from officials about clandestine recruitment networks preying on vulnerable people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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