WASHINGTON, DC, November 2, 2026 - William Aaron Turner, Founder & President of Infinitum Corporation, has published "The Ukrainian Deli," an opinion article on Medium about the recruitment of foreign soldiers to fight for Ukraine.

Turner's central argument is that Ukraine's foreign legion functions less as a band of idealistic volunteers and more as a labor market, recruiting from abroad as domestic manpower runs short. The article is openly written as opinion, and its figures are attributed to the sources it cites.

The op-ed notes that, according to the Ukrainian military, volunteers from more than 75 countries have joined Ukraine's defense since 2022. It reports that more than 7,000 Colombians have served, making Colombia the largest single source, and cites an Atlantic Council estimate that between 300 and 550 Colombians have been killed. It quotes Sean McFate, a professor at the National Defense University, on why Latin American veterans are recruited, and reports frontline pay of $3,000 to $5,000 a month, with signing bonuses and death benefits.

The article also examines contracts and pay. It recounts the testimony of a captured Colombian who said he was sent to the front without signing a contract, and cites former Chosen Company commander Ryan O'Leary on payment delays of up to six months for foreign volunteers. It draws on remarks by Pavlo Slavinskyi of Ukraine's 2nd International Legion and on an Uzbek migrant's account to the outlet Kun.uz.

Turner argues that the recruits' own accounts of pay, contracts and losses deserve more attention from the governments and media of the countries they come from. Readers are encouraged to follow the cited sources and weigh the evidence themselves.

Turner writes on security, geopolitics and strategy for Infinitum Corporation. Turner coined the term Corporate Cognitive Warfare, the discipline of competing for perception lawfully and defending against narrative attacks.

Read the op-ed: https://medium.com/@williamaaronturner/the-ukrainian-deli-human-meat-at-cheap-prices-fa30a3c0c03e
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"The men recruited from Colombia, Brazil and Central Asia have names, families and contracts, or in some cases no contracts at all. Their stories deserve to be read, and the people who send them deserve to be asked hard questions." said William Aaron Turner, Founder & President of Infinitum Corporation.

About Infinitum Corporation
Infinitum Corporation is a technology and security consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC (1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006), with Moscow as an operating location. It provides cybersecurity consulting, network defense, ethical hacking and vulnerability assessment, AI applications for security operations, strategic risk assessment, defense technology advisory and Corporate Cognitive Warfare. Open Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–9:00 PM; closed Saturday and Sunday. Phone 202-729-9509. [email protected]. https://www.theinfinitumcorporation.com

Media contact: William Aaron Turner, Founder & President, Infinitum Corporation, Washington, DC. Phone 202-729-9509. Email [email protected]