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Namibia: ‘Scared and desperate’ – the South Africans who claim they were duped by Zuma’s daughter to fight for Russia – News

Namibia: ‘Scared and desperate’ – the South Africans who claim they were duped by Zuma’s daughter to fight for Russia – News

Africa Links 24 with Nomsa Maseko
Published on 2025-11-28 11:41:45

One of the South African men trapped in Ukraine’s war-torn Donbas region after being allegedly recruited to fight for Russia has recounted the horrors they have been subjected to, saying “things you see in the movies, we’re seeing it live”.

In desperate voice notes to his family, the 40-year-old says he is part of a group of South Africans tricked into fighting in the war, and is desperate to return home.

The BBC is withholding his identity for his safety, and has called him…

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