# Ghana’s foreign minister says 62 citizens died in Ukraine war, 15 missing

https://mins.news/en/item/24174

- TASS, 2026-08-17 12:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2174213

> Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said 62 Ghanaian citizens had died in Russia’s special military operation and 15 others were listed as missing. He said he also discussed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov efforts to halt the illegal recruitment of Ghanaians for the operation.

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