2025年11月,两名尼日利亚俄罗斯战士在乌克兰被杀害;乌克兰情报证实,在对强迫征兵的担忧下,越来越多地使用包括肯尼亚人在内的非洲新兵。 Two Nigerian fighters for Russia were killed in Ukraine in November 2025; Ukrainian intelligence confirms increasing use of African recruits, including Kenyans, amid concerns over forced recruitment.

乌克兰国防情报局证实,为俄罗斯军队作战的两名尼日利亚国民在2025年11月底乌克兰卢甘斯克地区的一次无人机袭击中丧生。 Two Nigerian nationals fighting for Russian forces were killed in a drone strike in Ukraine’s Luhansk region in late November 2025, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence confirmed. 据报告,Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole和Mbah Stephen Udoka这两个男子在签署合同几天后被部署,几乎没有受过任何培训,他们是通过工作或经济利益的许诺被招募的。 The men, Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole and Mbah Stephen Udoka, were reportedly deployed with little to no training just days after signing contracts, recruited through promises of jobs or financial gain. 乌克兰情报说,自2022年以来,俄罗斯部队越来越多地利用非洲国民从事高风险作战行动,在非洲各地招募了数百人,包括肯尼亚在内,有200多名公民被承认加入,幸存者表示这一数字可能超过500人。 Ukrainian intelligence says African nationals have been increasingly used in high-risk combat operations by Russian forces since 2022, with hundreds recruited across Africa, including Kenya, where over 200 citizens are acknowledged to have joined and survivors suggest the number may exceed 500. 2026年2月9日, 至少有七位肯尼亚人在前往俄国工作后失踪, On February 9, 2026, at least seven Kenyans went missing after traveling to Russia for work, raising concerns about forced recruitment and exploitation.