
乌克兰称已俘获首名印度尼西亚战俘,并表示俄罗斯从该东南亚国家招募人员的情况激增。
Ukraine says it has captured its first Indonesian prisoner of war, amid what it says is a spike in recruitment by Russia from the south-east Asian nation.
据乌克兰国家运营的“我想活下去”项目称,这名来自爪哇岛的49岁男子被带到乌克兰扎波罗热地区参加俄军进攻,但在该小组遭遇无人机袭击后,他设法到达乌克兰控制的领土,随后被乌克兰方面俘获。
The 49-year-old man from Java was taken to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region to take part in a Russian assault, but managed to reach Ukrainian-held territory after the group came under drone attack, according to Ukraine’s state-run I Want to Live project. He was then captured by the Ukrainians.
该项目称,今年前九个月约有283名印度尼西亚人被招募为俄罗斯对抗乌克兰而战。它表示,此前三年从印度尼西亚招募的人数不超过10人。
According to the project, some 283 Indonesians were recruited in the first nine months of this year to fight for Russia against Ukraine. It said recruitment from Indonesia was no more than 10 in the previous three years.
俄罗斯驻雅加达大使馆未立即回应关于所谓招募行动的提问,但这并非俄罗斯首次为其战争寻求外国雇佣兵。
The Russian embassy in Jakarta did not immediately respond to questions about the alleged recruitment effort but it is not the first time Russia has sought foreign mercenaries for its war effort.
今年2月,肯尼亚情报部门报告称,已有1000多名肯尼亚人被诱骗为俄罗斯作战。
In February, Kenya’s intelligence services reported that more than 1,000 Kenyans had been lured to fight for Russia.
随着俄罗斯寻求帮助以维持其自2022年2月入侵乌克兰以来长达四年多的战争,来自非洲国家(包括肯尼亚、乌干达和南非)以及其他地区的人员被诱骗至前线的数量不断增加。
A growing number of people from African countries – including Kenya, Uganda and South Africa – and elsewhere have been lured to the frontline as Russia seeks help to sustain its more than four-year war after invading Ukraine in February 2022.
本月早些时候,在一名服役于俄军的印度尼西亚公民据报于10月死亡后,雅加达敦促莫斯科确保没有印尼人被征入其军队。
This month Jakarta urged Moscow to ensure no Indonesians were drafted into its military, following the reported death in October of an Indonesian national serving with the military.
印度尼西亚外交部发言人伊冯·梅翁康说:“印度尼西亚政府要求俄罗斯政府采取一切必要措施,确保没有印尼人通过任何渠道被招募入俄罗斯军队或在俄罗斯担任任何其他与军事相关的职位。”她补充说,印尼特别关注可能构成人口贩运的招募做法。
Indonesian foreign ministry spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang said: “The Indonesian government asked the Russian government to take all necessary steps to ensure that no Indonesians will be recruited into the Russian military or any other military-related position in Russia through any avenues.”Indonesia, she added, was particularly concerned about recruitment practices that could constitute human trafficking.
几天后,印尼警方表示,他们已锁定一个针对本国公民的人口贩运犯罪集团,该集团利用社交媒体和通讯应用招募受害者。
Days later, Indonesian police said they had identified a human trafficking syndicate targeting its nationals that used social media and messaging apps to recruit victims.
警方表示,这些帖子承诺提供物流、边境安全和国防建设等高薪工作,但申请人抵达俄罗斯后,被要求签署合同担任雇佣兵,其中一些人被部署到冲突地区。
The posts promised lucrative jobs in logistics, border security and defence construction, but after the applicants travelled to Russia they were directed to sign contracts to serve as mercenaries, with some deployed to conflict zones, police said.
“我要活下去”政府倡议于2022年9月由战俘协调总部在乌克兰国防部和国防情报局(HUR)支持下设立。
The ‘I Want to Live’ governmental initiative was established in September 2022 by the coordination headquarters for Prisoners of War with support from Ukraine defence ministry and defence intelligence (HUR).
该倡议旨在让现役部队人员,包括俄罗斯军人和被招募入伍的外国公民,能够安全投降并脱离战场。
It was designed to allow active-duty troops, including Russian servicemen and foreign nationals recruited into the Russian military, to safely surrender and exit the battlefield.