Parents of a young Cuban recruited by Russia ask for help: "Their lives are in danger"

The parents of one of theyoung Cubans recruited by Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine they asked for help on social networks and assured that their son's life is in danger.

Last weektwo young Cubans They reported that they were defrauded after signing a contract with Russian authorities supposedly to carry out construction work linked to the war in Ukraine. Currently they say that they are hospitalized, without documents and prevented from returning to Cuba.

A Cuban who identified herself asCary Díaz, mother of Alex Rolando Vegas Díaz, one of the young people recruited, sent avideo to journalist Mario Vallejo from Santa Clara, where he reiterates that his son was scammed and asked international organizations for help so that the boy returns to his homeland.

"He is 19 years old. He left with asupposedly employment contract and it turns out that it is not like that. A little unpleasant things have happened that is not what they were for, which was to work and earn a little money for their family in Cuba. Everything has changed andtheir lives are in danger of death because they are sending them to the front line of combat," said the woman.

At the end of her words, the Cuban mother burst into tears. He asked for the support of the Catholic Church and humanitarian organizations in the world so that his son can return to his homeland.

Vallejo also shared a video with statements fromfather of the young man. The man is deaf and mute and asked for international support to achieve the return of his son.

The other young man who appears in the video that startedreporting these cases was identified asAndorf Velázquez García and is a resident of Havana.

This Tuesday aRussian military officer with the rank of senior officer He offered statements on condition of anonymity and assured the press that there are many Cubans who are in international battalions, fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine.

"There were only Cubans and Serbs there. Not everyone speaks Russian well. It is not clear how to work with them. And these are not some PMCs, they are all under contract with the Ministry of Defense," said the military man.

HeMinistry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) of Cuba denied any link with sending young people to the war in Ukraine.

However, the Cuban regime did recognize that the Ministry of the Interior is working to dismantle aNetwork trafficking for military recruitment purposes that they claim "operates from Russia."