MOSCOW – In the quiet suburbs of Harare and the bustling streets of Bulawayo, a predatory network of recruiters is operating with lethal efficiency.
Their target: young, desperate Zimbabwean men seeking an escape from a stagnant economy. Their promise: lucrative civilian jobs, Russian citizenship, and a future of financial security. The grim reality, however, is a one-way ticket to the blood-soaked trenches of the Donbas, where at least 15 Zimbabweans have already met a violent end in a war that was never theirs to fight.
These men, lured by false hope, found themselves on the front lines, facing the deadly onslaught of modern warfare, often succumbing to drone attacks and other combat-related fatalities Read From Source/Original…