Putin eyes Mojtaba Khamenei's proxy for fighters as Russia hunts new manpower for Ukraine war

Ukraine’s intelligence service claims Russia is recruiting Yemeni nationals to fight in the war against Ukraine, alleging that at least 27 Yemenis have already received Russian passports. Kyiv says the recruitment pipeline involves Russia’s military and that some recruits were granted temporary citizenship under a Putin decree, raising fresh questions over Moscow’s use of foreign fighters.