How a Kenyan athlete became a soldier for Russia
Evans Kibet says he was tricked into signing paperwork he did not understand
Imagine if you took a trip abroad and in an effort to extend your stay, you unknowingly sign a piece of paperwork that makes you a front line soldier. That’s what Evans Kibet, a 36 year old runner from Kenya claims happened to him in Russia. He’s now a prisoner of war in Ukraine. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ journalist Akisa Wandera tells us what we know about his case currently.
Citizens of Somalia, Togo, Cuba and Sierra Leone have also been documented as prisoners of war by Ukrainian forces. But how are they recruited in to fighting for the Russian army? ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Vitaliy Shevchenko from Ukrainecast tells us more about the methods Russia is using to get people all over the world to fight for them in the Russia-Ukraine War.
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