Russia is luring Cubans to Ukraine with fast-tracked citizenship and a lucrative signing bonus: 'Almost all of our friends have gone'

• Russia lures Cubans to fight in Ukraine with offers of fast-tracked citizenship, Reuters reported.
• Recruiters are also offering a signing bonus worth more than what the average Cuban makes in a year.
• "Almost all of our friends have gone over there," one Cuban man told the news agency.

The Russian government is luring poor Cubans to fight in its war in Ukraine by offering a fast track to citizenship and a signing bonus worth more than most residents of Havana make in a year, according to an investigation by Reuters.