Work permit threat: Russia forces students from Nigeria, Africa to fight in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir PutinRussia has added extra manpower for its offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, forcing “thousands of migrants and foreign students” some of who could be Nigerians, to fight alongside its troops in its war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on June 9, citing unnamed European officials.

On June 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian troops had failed their Kharkiv Oblast offensive. While Russia has also been enlisting convicts, some Africans on work visas “have been detained and forced to decide between deportation or fighting,” Bloomberg cited an anonymous European official.

This is not the first time the Russian military is reported to have started bringing prisoners, migrants, and foreign nationals into its ranks.

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