US EditionSouth Africans dragged into Russia's war in Ukraine dig trenches, dodge bullets
Seventeen South Africans say they were misled with false promises of security jobs and forced to fight in Ukraine's Donbas, with authorities actively seeking their retrieval.
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Analysts of the EUVSDisinfo project fake a spreading network that South African mercenaries allegedly recruited by Ukraine are asking for help. The authorities of the Republic of South Africa are urgently taking urgent measures to repatriate seventeen of their citizens who ended up in Ukraine as foreign mercenaries.
The Straits Times
South Africans dragged into Russia's war in Ukraine dig trenches, dodge bullets
DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 22 - South African father-of-three Dubandlela was overcome with pride when his 20-year-old son signed up in July to receive elite training as a VIP bodyguard in Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South African authorities are trying to follow up on about 20 African men who would have been convinced to fight in Ukraine by the Russian army. France24 analyzed a letter from former President Jacob Zuma, the testimony of a father from Botswana and an expert in defence to understand what happened to these men and who might be involved in this case.
Grace holds up a picture of her husband, who traveled to Russia with promises of a secure job. A few weeks later, he was killed in Ukraine.
Men between the ages of 20 and 39 signed contracts for elite training, but they were finally sent to the place where they made sure they didn't stop.
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