Cuban fathers fret about sons recruited for Ukraine war

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 12, 2023 3:11 pm

SANTA CLARA, Cuba: For Cuban Pedro Roberto Gamuza, 59, the war in Ukraine has hit very close to home: one of his sons has gone to fight there and another was detained on his way, charged with being a mercenary.

Gamuza's sons, aged 33 and 34, are believed to be among a group of Cubans recruited by an alleged criminal network to fight for the Russian army.

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