A 23-year-old Zambian national, Nathan Nyirenda, who was serving a prison term in Russia on drug charges, was killed in the war in Ukraine in September. Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo on November 14 said his country had requested an explanation from the Russian government on why Nyirenda, who before his conviction in 2020 studied at a Moscow university, had been fighting in the war. Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Vagner Group, a shadowy Russian military company, has openly said he is recruiting inmates across Russia for the war in Ukraine. To read the original story from ZNBC, click here.
Zambian Convicted On Drugs Charges In Russia Killed In Ukraine
The founder of the Vagner Group, a shadowy Russian military company, has openly said he is recruiting inmates across Russia for the war in Ukraine.