# Zimbabwe uses DNA tests to trace relatives of people recruited for Russia’s war

https://mins.news/en/video/120390

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-29 08:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rYGa5-0BsE

> Zimbabwe is conducting DNA tests for families of citizens missing or killed after being recruited to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Answers may take months. Russia is accused of recruiting Africans to replace wartime losses, an allegation Moscow has consistently denied.

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