Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Citizens from at least 29 countries, including Bangladesh, have been forcibly recruited or tricked into joining the Russian armed forces through deceptive civilian job offers, according to a report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.

The update, published on Monday for presentation at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, revealed that human trafficking networks coordinated with Russian authorities to send foreign nationals to active combat zones, resulting in numerous casualties, detentions, and disappearances.

The UN commission investigated recruitment activities involving citizens from 48 nations, confirming evidence of direct fraud and coercion across 29 countries spanning A...