Kenyan Foreign Minister vowed to press Moscow for answers after Kenya estimated that about 200 of its nationals have been recruited to fight for Russia.

Magwenya said after those talks, the Kremlin and the Union Buildings resolved that South Africans fighting alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine should immediately withdraw and return home.

Six months ago, Anne Ndarua’s only son went to Russia on the promise of a job as an electrical engineer. She says he was forced into military training and she no longer knows if he’s alive.

Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.

Shifts in tactics and technology in Ukraine mean that the pace of fighting is no longer decided by whether tanks can navigate frozen fields.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zeinab Jabbar holds a picture of her son, Mohammed Imad, with whom she lost contact after he travelled to Russia to enlist in its army, at her home south of Baghdad, 10 September, 2025.

Over 200 Indian nationals were recruited to fight in Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine, the Indian Foreign Ministry said as it tries to secure the release of its countrymen. Through Moscow’s recruitment efforts, it is believed that 202 Indian ...

A Bangladeshi man, Maksudur Rahman, was reportedly lured from his tropical homeland to Russia with the promise of a janitorial job, only to find himself thrust onto the front lines of the war in Ukraine within weeks. An investigation by The Associated ...

JOHANNESBURG(AP) — South African police say they are investigating allegations that former President Jacob Zuma 's daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla lured 17 men who are now trapped in Russia into fighting in that country's war with Ukraine without their ...

The process of returning South Africans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine is underway, as the authorities continue to finalize their