{"id":153047,"date":"2025-11-13T18:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-claims-ex-soldiers-fighting-for-russia-in-ukraine"},"modified":"2025-11-13T19:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:38:15","slug":"kenya-claims-ex-soldiers-fighting-for-russia-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-claims-ex-soldiers-fighting-for-russia-in-ukraine","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Claims Ex-Soldiers Fighting for Russia in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span><b>Kenya&#8217;s foreign affairs minister said on Wednesday that former soldiers are among the over 200 Kenyans believed to be fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Musalia Mudavadi urged Kenyans to exercise caution saying recruitment agencies were still actively working to lure more citizens into the conflict on false grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry says Nairobi\u2019s embassy in Moscow has recorded injuries among some of the recruits who were allegedly promised up to $18,000 to cover costs for visas, travel, and accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine last week said that more than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya\u2019s President William Ruto has spoken by phone to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, requesting the release of Kenyans detained in the conflict zone.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, earlier this month South Africa said it was trying to secure the repatriation of 17 of its citizens from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>It said they had been persuaded to become mercenaries with promises of high salaries and were left stranded on the battlefield in Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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