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Over 1,400 Africans recruited into Russia's war

Civilians wearing military uniforms take part in a military training organized by Ukrainian soldiers of The Third Separate Assault Brigade in Kyiv, on November 23, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

There is a worrying emergence of recruitment network taking young Africans from their home countries to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war. 

More than 1000 citizens from at least 36 countries have already been recruited to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine. 

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