Russia Has Started Seeking Army Reinforcements In Africa’s Poorest Countries — Bloomberg
Russia is increasing its recruitment of citizens from African countries to take part in the war against Ukraine, trying to make up for its army's losses. Bloomberg reports this, UATV English relays. As the outlet writes, following protests and warnings from Kenya, Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa, whose authorities opposed the recruitment of their citizens into the Russian army, Moscow has…
Russia is bolstering its military forces by recruiting citizens from the world's poorest African nations, according to Bloomberg's reporting. The outlet, citing UATV English, reveals that Moscow has shifted its focus to these impoverished nations following protests and warnings from Kenya, Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa. These countries had opposed the enlistment of their citizens into the Russian military.
Moscow's recruitment efforts now target states like Zimbabwe, Burundi, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and Cameroon.
In the first nine months of this year alone, Russia enlisted nearly 700 Burundians and 530 Zimbabweans. Last year, the number of recruits from these nations was in the tens. It is revealed that Russia employs various recruitment strategies, including offering substantial payments for signing military contracts or guaranteeing civilian jobs, with the potential for participants to ultimately engage in combat against Ukraine kept hidden from them.
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Kenya have publicly reported instances where citizens were lured into the war against Ukraine. State officials and relatives have shared accounts of men traveling to Russia for employment only to be coerced into joining the army under false pretenses or forced to sign military contracts.
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