Russia recruits 530 Zimbabweans in nine months, report says
Russia recruited 530 Zimbabweans into its armed forces between January and September 2026, up from 65 during the whole of 2025, according to Ukrainian intelligence figures reported by Bloomberg, as concerns grow over the recruitment of Africans for the war in Ukraine. The figures were contained in a presentation obtained by Bloomberg from people familiar…
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