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How the Kremlin Lures Africans Into Russia’s War in Ukraine

04/05/2026 04:01 New York Times

A growing number of men across the continent say they are being promised jobs in Russia, only to be forced into the war. Some go as mercenaries, but many more are drawn unwittingly.

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