Politics● Elevated1h ago · Nov 9, 2026, 7:56 PM
South Africa detains foreigners suspected of heading to join Russian forces
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
Africans and others continue to be recruited to fight for Russia in its war on Ukraine.
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