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-e138e40dd885ae20f1b1c62893a96656.png "From Shampoo Factory to Battlefield: Cameroonian POWs Say Russia Deceived Them Into War")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
![Russia Expands Footprint in Africa With Giant Gold Refinery Project in Mali]( "Russia Expands Footprint in Africa With Giant Gold Refinery Project in Mali")
![Russia’s Shadow Army Bleeds in Mali’s Desert Warzone. Here’s What We Know]( "Russia’s Shadow Army Bleeds in Mali’s Desert Warzone. Here’s What We Know")
![Russia Coerces African Migrants Into War After Luring Them With Fake Job Offers]( "Russia Coerces African Migrants Into War After Luring Them With Fake Job Offers")
![Russian PMC Wagner Retreats From Mali. Here’s What We Know]( "Russian PMC Wagner Retreats From Mali. Here’s What We Know")
![Russian Weapons in Libya: Smerch MLRS and Tor Air Defenses Parade in Benghazi]( "Russian Weapons in Libya: Smerch MLRS and Tor Air Defenses Parade in Benghazi")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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- Latest news
The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, unveiled a significant array of Russian-supplied military hardware—including BM-30 Smerch multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS)—during a military parade in Benghazi on May 26.![Sold for a Passport: Russia’s Recruitment Pipeline Sending Young Africans Into Its War]( "Sold for a Passport: Russia’s Recruitment Pipeline Sending Young Africans Into Its War")
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![Photo of Daniel Kosoy]( "Photo of Daniel Kosoy")
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- War in Ukraine
To offset mounting losses and dodge another unpopular mobilization, Russia is luring foreign recruits with more than money — passports, residency, and promises of safe, technical jobs. But once contracts are signed, many are sent straight to the front. Deception, not duty, is the cornerstone of this recruitment strategy.
