Zimbabwe warns citizens against joining foreign armies

Fake job offers are shipping Zimbabweans straight into Russian frontline combat zones, and some never made it back alive.

Zimbabwe’s grim mercenary pipeline

  • Zimbabweans got baited with security gigs in Russia.
  • Recruits landed on Ukrainian frontlines instead.
  • Several have already died in occupied areas.
  • Survivors are begging for extraction back home.

Mangwana’s official stance on X

  • Ndavaningi Mangwana urged citizens against foreign enlistment.
  • His post flagged unequal treatment for foreign fighters.
  • Repatriating remains is a logistical nightmare for families.
  • Mangwana called citizen safety the government’s top priority.

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