Over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Young African men are killed in Ukraine fighting for Russia. They're being lured there under false pretences
About 1,400 citizens from across Africa are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, with some recruited through deception, the Ukraine government said. In September, Kenyan authorities rescued more than 20 nationals who were preparing to join the Russia-Ukraine war near the capital, Nairobi.
We also hear from the BBC's Olga Ivshina who has been tracking the Russian army in Ukraine.
Pope Leo continues his first official foreign trip abroad as pontiff. He has left Turkey and now is in Lebanon where his chief concern is seeking to promote peace and reconciliation in relation to the war in Gaza.
(Photo: Russian soldiers training in Ukraine in November 2025. Credit: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/EPA/Shutterstock)
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