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“A Gun to Go and Die With”: How Russia Recruits in Africa
A leaked database of 1,417 African recruits shows more than one in five has died in Ukraine — and the pipeline runs through fake job offers, corrupt officials, and Russia's own cultural centres.
Casus Belli • October 1, 2026
A leaked database of 1,417 African recruits shows more than one in five has died in Ukraine — and the pipeline runs through fake job offers, corrupt officials.
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