Duped and deployed: the Kenyans fighting for Russia

The Slow Newscast by Alice Sandelson

Sep 29, 202643:26News & Politics

Kenyan men are leaving their country for work – and ending up on the frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine. This is the story of the recruiters, the promises and the poverty that keeps the pipeline moving. Hosted on Acas...

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