A frank interview with a Somali mercenary Adil in the Russian army who was captured in Ukraine. The guy is not stupid, he explains the situation with recruiting foreigners in Russia with ease.

• It’s very simple to get to Russia - just a week and your tourist visa is ready.

• People see advertisements for war and the army everywhere in Russia - many foreigners do not immediately understand that this is an army, and not some kind of security organisation.

• No one gave specifics about whether he would go to the front or remain in Russia. The man was promised a passport and money - for him it was a real dream. He thought he’d live like a King back home.

• Nobody explains the motivation for fighting in Ukraine. Adil had no idea who was fighting whom and for what.

• Training was only 7 weeks, very limited. Adil thought it couldn’t be that he was being deceived. But they were thrown onto the front line almost immediately, and Adil calls these days hell. If you get injured, only God will help you. There's 0% desire to try and save your life.