# Russia recruits Africans to fight in Ukraine as families seek answers

https://mins.news/en/video/122312

- France 24 English, 2026-10-30 11:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNY0fFWpfJI

> Recruitment of Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine is absent from the agenda as African leaders and Russian officials meet at the Africa-Russia summit. More than 1,400 Africans have enlisted since 2023. In Tunisia, families are still trying to learn the fate of men who went to Russia for work or study.

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