# Ghana asks Moscow to stop recruiting its citizens for war in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/24930

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-18 09:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ghana-asks-moscow-to-stop-recruiting-its-citizens-for-war-in-ukraine/

> Ghana has urged Moscow to end what it calls the illegal recruitment of its citizens for the war in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said 62 Ghanaians had been killed and 15 remained missing; he and Sergey Lavrov agreed to work toward resolving the issue.

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