Nearly four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is turning to Africa to help bolster its front line.
African men have told the ABC they were lured to Russia with the promise of a well-paying job, only to find they had been recruited into serving in its military.
Evans Kibet says he was tricked by a recruiter into signing a contract for what he thought was an expenses-paid athletics event.
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