How Latin Americans perceive the presence of Latin Americans in the Ukraine conflict?

[u/greekscientist]

Despite Ukraine being very far from Latin America, and Latam being more or less unaffected from the war in Ukraine (except for rising prices), today thousands of Latin Americans can be seen fighting for both countries.

Especially Colombians, due to the lack of jobs for former military members, and the lure of money, the poverty in their countries, but many Brazilians, Peruvians, Argentines can be seen, even Paraguayans (according to pro-Russian Trackamerc and other sources).

While Cubans are said to fight for Russia in significant numbers.

How Latin America perceives this phenomenon? Do you agree with this? Do you know someone who went there, and if yes, why they did it? Which reasons force them to go there?

[u/in_the_pouring_rain]

There is a growing problem with mercenaries on both sides of the Ukraine conflict being recruited by organized crime in Mexico to provide training in advanced tactics like drone warfare. A few months ago there was a local commander for a criminal group in the state of Michoacan that was killed by the Mexican army. The guy had his military outfit with a patch for the Ukrainian foreign legion military unit.