Russia is exploiting Africa’s poor population to fight its deadly war in Ukraine – many tricked or forced to the front lines through money, lies or threats, officials warn.

At least 1,436 citizens from 36 African countries including Kenya, South Africa and Cameroon, are currently fighting alongside Russian troops , according to Kyiv government leaders.

“Foreign citizens in the Russian army have a sad fate,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X Friday .

“Most of them are immediately sent to the so-called ‘meat assaults,’ where they are quickly killed.”

The men are lured in with false promises of well-paying jobs, duped by signing agreements in Russian that they can’ read which turn out to be military contracts. And sometimes they are made to sign under duress, Sybiha

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