00:00 Introduction
01:54 Why one Nepali man joined into the Russian army 04:07 Is this human trafficking?
05:45 Nepali soldiers fighting for foreign armies
07:36 Chinese mercenaries share their experiences on Douyin
12:51 Fighters from Central Asia killed on the frontlines
13:55 Kyrgyz prisoners summoned to war
15:55 What happened to a fallen Kyrgyz prisoner?
19:29 A contract only in Russian with a hidden clause
22:35 Amateur soldiers face the horrors of war
25:03 Mercenaries captured by Ukraine
26:08 Inside a Ukrainian POW camp
26:58 Why one POW joined the Russian army
28:19 Infantry soldier turned POW
29:16 Russia is not claiming its POWs
30:38 Mercenary’s family hopes for his return to Nepal
33:51 Prisoners promised freedom if they survived
36:04 Arrested in Kyrgyzstan for participating in a foreign war
36:53 Russia’s influence in Central Asia
38:22 Nepali activists fight to bring their men home
39:41 Hunting for a missing Nepali mercenary
41:58 Families meet with members of parliament
43:58 What are the mercenaries doing now?
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About Undercover Asia: CNA’s award-winning investigative series Undercover Asia uncovers the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and exposes the unintended fallout of change in the fast-moving continent.
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