Bibiana Wangari, mother of Charles Waithaka, holds a phone showing a picture of her son who was killed in the Russia–Ukraine war, Nyeri, Kenya, Feb. 5, 2026
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Botswana is the latest nation to accuse Moscow of using deceptive tactics to lure foreign recruits to the battlefield. Without saying how many of its citizens were involved, Gaborone's foreign ministry claimed its nationals were duped into going to Russia and then forced into active combat.
Bibiana Wangari, mother of Charles Waithaka, holds a phone showing a picture of her son who was killed in the Russia–Ukraine war, Nyeri, Kenya, Feb. 5, 2026
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