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How Kenyans became direct victims of Russia war in Ukraine

By Wellingtone Nyongesa | 5d ago

Local residents look at a damaged residential building following a drone attack in Kyiv, on October 26, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [AFP]

Russia’s war against Ukraine is having deadly consequences for Kenyan citizens.

The Standard has established that hundreds of young Kenyan men have died on the war frontlines in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine after being duped into joining the conflict as soldiers.

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