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Gavin Blackburn

Zimbabwe says 15 of its citizens killed after fraudulent recruitment by Russia into Ukraine war

Zimbabwe said on Wednesday that 15 of its citizens have been killed after being recruited to fight in the war between Ukraine and Russia, as authorities warn of fraudulent schemes to lure recruits from other African countries into the conflict.

Information Minister Zhemu Soda told reporters in Harare that the government is ramping up diplomatic efforts to get 66 other Zimbabweans back home who are said to still be alive in the war zone.

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