Africa: The Families Searching for African Recruits Lost in the Ukraine War
AllAfrica
February 16, 2026
Russia has recruited more than 1,400 African nationals to fight in Ukraine, with more than one in five reported dead, according to an investigation that for the first time publishes the names of foreign fighters sent to the front lines.
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Originally published on AllAfrica on 2/16/2026