US EditionSouth Africa secures release of 11 nationals lured to Russia to fight against Ukraine
President Ramaphosa secured the return of 15 South Africans deceived into fighting for Russia, with investigations ongoing into their recruitment by political affiliates.
- South Africa's government said 11 of 17 men lured into fighting for Russia in Ukraine would return home soon, after four landed last week.
- Reports of African men being lured into Russia with promises of jobs and ending up on Ukraine's front line have become more frequent in recent months.
- Working as a mercenary or fighting on behalf of another government is illegal in South Africa, unless the government authorizes it.
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Eleven South African men who would have been relieved to fight the Russian forces in Ukraine returned to their country of origin this Thursday. They were part of a group of 17 people who had asked for help from Prettoria in November, because they were in the battle epicenter in the Donbass region, Ukraine, after being deceived and forced to join the mercenary forces. See: how are Ukraine and Russia after four years of war? Three times the local …
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Yinka’s viewFour years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a war many African officials once viewed as distant and European is now uncomfortably close to home.What began as a geopolitical rupture in Eastern Europe is now a domestic political headache in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Ukraine has said roughly 1,400 Africans from nearly 40 countries are fighting on the Russian side, though experts believe the numbers are higher. Many…
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South African President Ramaphosa expresses ‘heartfelt gratitude’ to Russia’s Putin for support in repatriating men.
Eye on Africa - South Africa secures release of more nationals lured to Ukraine war
In tonight's edition, President Cyril Ramaphosa thanks his counterpart Vladimir Putin for helping to secure the return of 11 South Africans tricked into joining the Russia-Ukraine war. Also, the military…
South African president thanks Putin after 17 men ‘lured’ to Russian front lines begin returning home
South Africa says 17 men who were allegedly recruited into "mercenary activities" linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine are returning home after government intervention.
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