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African recruits from multiple countries were promised civilian jobs but coerced into combat with minimal training, facing injuries, unpaid wages, and confiscated documents, CNN found.
- CNN's investigation found recruits from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda were promised civilian jobs but many were forced into front-line fighting in Ukraine, with Russia publicising foreign fighters amid its manpower push.
- Recruiters promised signing bonuses of $13,000, $3,500 monthly salaries, and Russian citizenship, while recruits paid about $620 to agents via multilingual social-media outreach.
- Documents and testimonies reveal recruits received three weeks of basic training, signed contracts in Russian without translation, had passports confiscated, nearly $15,000 stolen, and some injured or killed, including Patrick Kwoba and Clinton Nyapara Mogesa.
- Several African governments, including Kenya, said 18 Kenyans were rescued and repatriated last month; Ukraine urged nations to halt the flow, and Russia's Defense and Foreign Ministries have not responded.
- Survivors and families describe bodies left on battlefields, amputations without pay, and racism, contrasting with state TV and social-media videos of grateful recruits amid diplomatic and human-rights implications.
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A Week In Review - La Voz Colorado
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By Larry Madowo and Katharina Krebs, CNN. Anne Ndarua fights back tears when she talks about her only son. Six months ago, Francis Ndung’u Ndarua went to Russia with the promise of a job as an electrical engineer. She hasn't been able to contact him since October and is no longer sure if he's even alive. In December, someone sent Anne a video of her son warning other Africans not to travel to Russia for any job offer. “You'll end up in the army,…
‘You escape, or you die’: African men say Russia duped them into fighting in Ukraine
Six months ago, Anne Ndarua’s only son went to Russia on the promise of a job as an electrical engineer. She says he was forced into military training and she no longer knows if he’s alive.
CS Mutua Reveals How Kenyans Are Being Smuggled to Fight for Russia
The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos CS Mutua Reveals How Kenyans Are Being Smuggled to Fight for Russia Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has raised concerns over rising cases of Kenyans being lured into unsafe or illegal jobs abroad, including reports involving recruitment to countries such as Russia. Speaking during the disbursement of NYOTA funds in Kilifi County on February 5, CS Mutua warned job se…
4 Nigerians Fighting For Russia
The Genius Media PHOTO: 4 Nigerians Fighting For Russia k!lled In Drone Attacks By Ukraine PHOTO: 4 Nigerians Fighting For Russia k!lled In Drone Attacks By Ukraine At least four Nigerians recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine have been k!lled on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to sources familiar with the matter. DailyNigerian exclusively gathered that the slain Nigerians — Adam Anas, Akinlawon Tunde Quyuum, Abugu Stanley Onyeka and …
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