দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoGovernments, NGOs and relatives report that people from numerous African countries have been lured into fighting for রাশিয়া in ইউক্রেন (File: AFP)By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated PressPublished On 9 Nov 20269 Nov 2026South African পুলিশ have arrested nine foreign nationals suspected of seeking to travel from the country to fight in রাশিয়া’s war on ইউক্রেন.। The suspects were arrested late Sunday night at OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg and at a nearby hotel, পুলিশ said. Numerous reports have detailed how people from Africa and other continents have been tricked into travelling to রাশিয়া only to be forced to join Moscow’s grinding war on its neighbour.। পুলিশ কর্মকর্তারা said the suspects, aged between 20 and 26, were preparing to board flights to রাশিয়া when officers intervened. The men were detained following an তদন্ত involving Interpol and local law enforcement agencies.।

Neither the suspects’ nationalities nor their plans once they arrived in রাশিয়া were given. The nine are expected to appear before a court on charges relating to violations of দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা’s Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act.। The law prohibits mercenary activity and regulates military assistance to parties in foreign conflicts, including recruitment and training. Its provisions also apply to foreign nationals in দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা. পুলিশ did not give a date for the accused to appear in court.। The arrests come amid growing concern that many Africans, Asians and South Americans are being recruited to fight for রাশিয়া in its four-and-a-half-year-long war in ইউক্রেন, often lured by promises of civilian jobs that in reality lead to the battlefield.।

Last September, Amnesty International accused রাশিয়া of tricking foreigners into fighting on the front lines in ইউক্রেন in what amounts to “human trafficking”.। Victims from দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা, Brazil, Colombia, শ্রীলঙ্কা and more were duped into travelling to রাশিয়া to take up well-paid civilian or non-combat jobs, then forced to join the Russian army on arrival, the report said.। In February this year, Ukrainian পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী Andrii Sybiha said that more than 1,700 people from 36 African nations are known to be fighting for রাশিয়া in its war on ইউক্রেন, urging governments to warn their citizens against joining the conflict, and accusing রাশিয়া of “trying to drag African citizens into a deadly war”.।

Earlier this year, দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা said it had secured the return of 11 men lured into fighting for রাশিয়া. Kenyans and Cameroonians are among other African nationalities to have been killed in the war.।

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