Overview
- Ukraine’s foreign minister said at least 1,436 people from 36 African countries are taking part on the Russian side in the invasion.
- The figure and country count were disclosed publicly on Nov. 7 in a statement cited by a Kyodo News dispatch from Kyiv.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Nov. 8 that Russia carried out concentrated strikes using missiles and unmanned drones against infrastructure.
- Zelensky urged further deliveries of Patriot air-defense systems, saying countering ballistic missiles is extremely difficult without effective interception.
- Both developments were reported via Kyodo and republished by Japanese outlets, reflecting official Ukrainian statements without independent verification in the articles.