Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.

This is Asami Terajima reporting from a very cold Kyiv on day 1,440 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian troops are trying to "bypass and infiltrate" the destroyed town of Vovchansk in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast,

Russian authorities use various strategies to recruit new troops to replenish its supply of soldiers for its nearly 4-year-old full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (both not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on August 7, 2025. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/Pool via REUTERS

Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economic power with slow growth,

The deceased, whose identity has not yet been officially disclosed, reportedly left behind his family in Nigeria to enlist with the Russian Army amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. A Nigerian man who travelled abroad to join the Russian military fighting against Ukraine has been killed on the battlefield.

Makama, in a post, described the incident as tragic, noting that the man had left his family in Northern Nigeria to enlist with the Russian army.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) confirmed the Kenyan was in possession of two passports of other Kenyans when he was taken out.

Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in the Ukraine war.