Overview
- Peru’s foreign ministry said it confirmed one Peruvian under custody of the Ukrainian Army and requested his location to start steps for a safe return.
- Officials summoned Russia’s designated ambassador in Lima, delivered an updated list of affected Peruvians, and reminded that serving in foreign armed forces requires prior authorization under Peruvian law.
- Seven Peruvians returned from Russia between Sunday and Monday, bringing the total to 25 since April, after the embassy in Moscow provided lodging, food, and diplomatic escort for departures.
- Families and their lawyer submitted a registry of about 310 Peruvians they say remain in Russia and estimate up to roughly 600 were drawn there by false job offers, with relatives holding protests to press for faster action.
- The families’ lawyer reports at least 15 Peruvians dead and says four surrendered and are held as prisoners of war, while the government has only confirmed one such detention; recent returnees arrived dehydrated, underweight, and showing trauma that now needs care.