According to reports from the news agency AFP, several Kenyans say they were lured to Russia with promises of well-paid jobs, only to be forced to fight in Ukraine. The men reportedly faced threats from commanders and witnessed harrowing scenes on the front lines. " He described being forced to cross two rivers with many floating bodies and then a large field covered with hundreds of corpses, with drones everywhere.
Of the 27 men in his platoon, only Victor and one other reportedly survived. He was treated in Moscow for drone-inflicted gunshot wounds before managing to reach the Kenyan embassy and return home. AFP spoke with three other men in Nairobi—Mark, Moses, and Erik—who reportedly were enticed in similar ways by private recruitment firms acting for the Russian regime of President Vladimir Putin.
Try to flee, then we shoot you.
They were promised jobs as salesmen, security guards, or athletes with monthly salaries of up to 27,000 kronor, but instead ended up on a military base. " All four Kenyans told AFP they met many other Africans during military service in Russia, from countries including Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, and South Africa. " Officially, Russia has not introduced general mobilization and says it can fill its ranks with voluntary recruitment, which can be costly.
The AP news agency reports from the Khanty-Mansi region that new soldiers can receive bonuses equivalent to 450,000 kronor. However, many reportedly end up poorly paid. Mark told AFP that foreign recruits were offered the chance to break their contract and go home for a fee of 35,000 kronor, an unattainable sum.
If you don't sign you die.
Many do not return home at all. Charles Ojiambo Mutoka, 72, in Nairobi has reportedly been informed that his son Oscar died in the war and is buried in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, over 5,000 kilometers away.
The Russian regime is exploiting their 'economic desperation' and is 'looking everywhere for people who can become cannon fodder.'