Ukraine warns Nigerians about Russian military recruitment
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Ukraine’s ambassador to Nigeria, Ivan Kholostenko, warns Nigerians against job offers that could lead to deceptive military recruitment by Russia. The Ukrainian humanitarian project “I Want to Find” receives requests from families seeking relatives who travelled to Russia, some of whom have been deployed to the front, according to the diplomat.
Ukraine’s ambassador to Nigeria, Ivan Kholostenko, warned Nigerians and other Africans that suspicious job offers in Russia could lead to forced or deceptive military recruitment, according to a statement cited by Leadership.
Increasing numbers of relatives of foreign nationals who travelled to Russia to work or signed military contracts are turning to Ukrainian humanitarian initiatives to trace them. These families want to know whether their relatives are alive, captured or dead, Ivan Kholostenko said.
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