Overview
- The foreign ministry reports recruitment networks operating in both Kenya and Russia to enlist Kenyans for the war in Ukraine.
- Kenya’s embassy in Moscow has documented injuries among some of the recruited nationals, according to the ministry.
- Police freed 21 people in a September raid near Nairobi who were allegedly being prepared for deployment, and one suspect faces prosecution.
- Officials say many recruits were misled into thinking they would perform non-combat jobs such as drone assembly, chemical handling and painting.
- The figures and allegations were issued in an official statement relayed by Reuters and have not been independently verified in the coverage.