14 Ghanaians were tricked into traveling to Russia and forced to join Russian army against Ukraine

👉 14 Ghanaians (from West Africa) were tricked into traveling to Russia and forced to sign contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. Now, they are being held in Donetsk and threatened to be sent into combat - 3News and GhanaWeb 11 of them have already disappeared without a trace. 14 men from Ghana left their country for Russia on August 4, 2024, to, as they thought, “earn money in agriculture or security work,“ the publications reported, citing the men themselves. “They were lured with promises of securing a well-paid job in Russia, but hopes of building a better future immediately faded after they were confronted with reality on the ground upon their arrival in Russia on August 6,“ the GhanaWeb news piece said. Immediately after arriving in the Russian Federation, the men were taken to Kostroma and given to sign “labor contracts.“ “However, to their utter shock, it turned out to be an agreement on recruitment into the Russian army to fight against Ukraine.“ After that, the men were transported to Donetsk. In a video published by the media, one of the Ghanaians says that the men were deceived by a guide, Abraham Boakye, whom they trusted. He also told them to sign contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry, but since the Ghanaians do not know Russian, they did not realize they were signing military contracts. The men also had their passports confiscated. “You can’t go out anywhere; even if you are going to private, the military follows you,“ one Ghanaian said in a video from Donetsk, where foreign nationals are now reportedly being held. Of the 14 Ghanaians who left Ghana for the Russian Federation just over a month ago, the fate of only three is now known. The rest are missing, local journalists report. “We have no fighting experience. We are pleading, we want to return home. Please help us. We are sleeping on plywood and it is so uncomfortable,“ the Ghanaians said. GhanaWeb writes that it contacted the Russian embassy in Ghana but received no response. 👉 Ghanaian men lured to fight for Russia’s appeal for help from inside occupied Ukraine. The surviving members of a group of 14 men from Ghana who were lured into the Russian military to fight against Ukraine have appealed for help from Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, Ghanaian news outlet TV3 reported in September 19, 2024