Are Africans being duped into fighting Russia’s war in Ukraine?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government has received pleas from 17 of its citizens who are trapped fighting as mercenaries in Donbas. The men are pleading for help to return home from the key battleground in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
It wasn’t immediately clear which side the men were fighting on, but at the end of last month Kenya’s Foreign Ministry acknowledged that some of its nationals have also been recruited into Russia’s war machine.
In September, Kenya’s Transnational Organized Crime Unit found 21 Kenyan men who were “awaiting processing to Russia” at apartments close to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Victims told police they’d agreed to pay thousands of dollars for visas, travel and accommodation.
And Russia also seems to be pulling people into its frontline ranks through deception. Some recruits answer social media ads promising safe military jobs far from the fighting. Others are brought to Russia under false pretences and made to sign contracts they don’t understand.
It’s thought Moscow has lost more than a million soldiers, who it needs to replace. DW’s Max Zander and Felix Maringa report the story of one man who says he was tricked into joining the Russian army.
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0:00 Africans fighting for Russia?
7:38 Beverly Ochieng, Control Risks Senior analyst
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Be happy u r alive bro
Zelensky not removed , will never end in western region
WHERE ARE RUSSIANS MEN???
Keyword tricked how
DW itself is funded by Russian kgb
No, majority of them are lying, They want easy money but aren't ready for consequences if they are captured
I miss the days when western media still had a shred of dignity.
Very similar to Indians duped in to fighting for british warpigs in WW2.
BRICKS comes to mind 😂
No they are jobless ….any job available they will take.
My fellow Africans, please stop being deceived! Fight for recall democracy in Africa and free trade with Europe, that's our future and Western Europeans are our closest friends! Russia and China are pure evil and we don't want anything to do with them! Thank you!!
Africans don't care
Sure they fought for Russia.
I've watched some videos on Telegram where africans were fighting off Ukrainian FPV-drones attacking them and I should admit that one of them succeeded. Mayby they thought before going to russia that this war is like those African militia-style shoot'n'scoot tactics. No, this war is more like WWI/WWII
They did not feel trapped when they signed and accepted salary from Putin though.
Are Polish being dupped for fighting for Ukraine?
As long as the Russians are honest they are giving Africans opportunity
Well Russia was never a colonial marster
Where do they recruit from and I go, I want to join
Trapped? I saw them happily waving AKs couple days ago
Duped? Why not just physically grab them and force into battle as Kiev does? Why ask when they can just press gang conscipts in vans as Zelenskys goons? Angela Jollie just lost her driver to one of these "democratic" gangs physically forcing men to war. But sure, Russia is the only bad side right Dw?
Wait a minute … !!!!!!!!!.
We all need to come to the realization that sobriety deserves its rightful place on this planet.
africans following their ancestors footsteps, signing contracts/treaties they don't understand
anybody can be duped be alert
They lie. Africans go fight for Russia, it is not new. They say this after coming home or being taken for hostage. Africans think it is okay to go kill Ukrainians it seems. They kille each other all the time and blame the wests.
And how many Americans, UK, Australian, Canadian, etc were deployed in Ukraine in secret? Loads. Loads! NATO is finished, all they do is lie lie lie
Do you mean mercenaries?
Hi some of my Friends want to join Russia Army and they are ready to fight
Anything against Russia is what DW voices out on………too bad of you.
They weren't duped. They wanted money and was willing to kill for it.
How horrible is this situation😮😮, never turn over your passports to anyone except the police in uniform. Very sad, very sad. But he took a chance by escaping and saved himself from instant death by fighting a unknown war..May God continue to protect this young brother..😊
RUSSIA IS DESPERATE!!
TARGETING AFRICAN COUNTRIES FOR SOLDIERS… 😮😮😮
Putin why you now recruiting Africans in a war you stated, shame on you, just accept a defeat.
How many Africans are being recruited by France from Francophone countries in the name of foreign legion and sent to Ukraine
One important issue: May they be sended from ucranian POW- Camps directly to their homecountries. So they won't enter EU to apply for asylum🙏 Thanks.
Please end the war devastating the whole world 😢
Russia pays $2000pm, that is at least R20 000pm for contract soldiers and Russian prisoners who sign the contract get a free pardon too. SA needs to send our prisoners to Ukraine, where they can earn $$$$ instead of sitting around in jails, costing SA taxmoney. That tax money can be used to upgrade jails and create more jobs, they can even learn how to operate "real guns" and drones ect.
Its simple, don't go to Russia.
Not even the first ones. There are a couple Chinese who were also tricked. It's a horrible way to d;e
Don't spin this they are fighting on the Ukraine side, they chose the wrong side
Leave them there. They wanted it. Dont feel sorry. Kry vir julle.
They went to St Petersburg for marathon,why would they sign 12 months work permit for?