Russia said to widen military recruitment drive in Africa, 530 Zimbabweans recruited in 6 months

Source: New Zimbabwe · 2026-10-27T04:33:08.000Z · Politics

Blooomberg Russia is stepping up the number of Africans it recruits to counter a personnel shortage in its military and is targeting some of the continent’s most dysfunctional states for manpower, a presentation obtained from people familiar with Ukraine’s intelligence service showed. The countries included Zimbabwe, Burundi and Sierra Leone in the first nine months […] The post Russia said to widen military recruitment drive in Africa, 530 Zimbabweans recruited in 6 months appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com .

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