Philippines probes illegal recruitment of nationals in Russia

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

MANILA: The Philippines is probing the possible illegal recruitment of its nationals in Russia, the Department of Migrant Workers said on Wednesday, after the Ukrainian military’s report on the killing of a Filipino mercenary. The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, the military intelligence agency of the Ukrainian government, said in a statement on Oct. 15 that a Philippine national was killed during fighting in the Donetsk region. A 39-year-old from Labason, Zamboanga del Norte, was, according to