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Kenyan job seekers were lured to Russia, then sent to die in Ukraine

02/02/2026 10:00 Washington Post

The Post spoke to four Kenyans who fought in Ukraine and relatives of nine other recruits, as a secret pipeline funnels young Africans to Russia’s military.

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