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The Guardian - UK
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Guardian staff and agencies in Accra

Ghana says at least 55 of its people killed after Russia ‘lured’ them to fight Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa
Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcoming Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa before a meeting. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters

At least 55 Ghanaians have been killed in Russia’s war with Ukraine after being “lured into battle”, Ghana’s foreign minister has said after a visit to Kyiv in which officials raised the issue of Russian recruitment of African people.

Reports of African men being attracted to Russia by promises of jobs and ending up on Ukraine’s frontlines have become more frequent in recent months, creating tensions between Moscow and some of the countries involved.

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