evidence: COLOMBO (News 1st); Reports have emerged from various parts of the island regarding former members of the armed forces who are believed to have disappeared after joining the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. [...] The Ministry of Defence announced the establishment of a special unit to gather information on the human trafficking of retired Sri Lankan military personnel to the Russia-Ukraine war through illegal channels. Accordingly, the Defence Secretary requests the family members of the concerned to provide information about retired Sri Lankan military personnel who have joined the Russia-Ukraine war via various routes, including the dates of their departure, persons and institutions that had coordinated their passages, to the following dedicated no: 0112441146.