More bodies of Kenyan men who have been fighting for Russia in Ukraine continue to be discovered.
Ukraine, which was unjustly invaded by Russia in 2022, says that it has recovered the bodies of two more Kenyan men in the Donetsk region.
The two men have been identified as 39-year-old Ombwori Denis Bagaka and 35-year-old Wahome Simon Gititu.
According to intelligence reports released by the Ukraine military’s Defense Intelligenceof Ukraine unit, these Kenyans had been working for security companies in Qatar from where they were lured into joining the Russia army in its aggression against Ukraine.
Shock tales of Kenyan men dying while fighting for Russia in Ukraine
For Russia, the young Kenyan men they are recruiting, and many others from different African countries, are disposable. Their vulnerability amd desperation to make money openly evident, the Russians send them to war as their frontline.
These Kenyans are the first to receive fire when things get thick. They act as a protective vest for the Russian forces.
In one video that was recently circulated online, Russian forces were seen recording Kenyan men in the warzones and mocking them in Russian languages, labeling them as fools who would die in the war.
In one video that was shared by Ukraine intelligence, a Russia soldier was captured on video bragging how Russia had so many disposable recruits from Africa.
“Behind their backs, he comments in Russian that they are essentially disposable cannon fodder,” Ukraine’s intelligence interpreted the message.
The Russian soldier went on to say:
“Look how many disposables are here. They’re even singing. So cheerful. No problem – once they’re sent to the assault, they’ll sing a different tune.”
