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Ukrainian soldiers learn how to use a FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile system at an undisclosed location in Zaporizhzhia region on January 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [AFP]
The Russian embassy in Nairobi has, for the first time, spoken about illegal recruitment of Kenyan citizens into Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The embassy spoke at a time when Russia’s image in the country had slid into the territory of a serial abuser of human rights. So far, about 35 families whose kin were secretly recruited to fight in the ongoing offshore war have demanded their loved ones be brought back.
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