russian troops have once again thrown foreign mercenaries into a suicidal assault — this time a group of Kenyan citizens. One of them was identified by the "I Want to Live" project.

Among those eliminated is Kenyan citizen Nyambura Eric Mwangi, born in 2003. Together with three other Kenyans — Wanjiru Joseph Kamau, Karithi Joel Ngure, and Kibet Ronald Kipkurui — he arrived in yaroslavl on October 23–24, 2025.

As a reminder, other deceased Kenyans arrived during the same period, whom the DIU reported on February 6 — Ombwori Denis Bagaku and Wahome Simon Gititu.

There, they signed contracts and were sent to a training center, where they received only a week and a half of preparation. After this, Mwangi was assigned the position of radiotelephone operator and sent to the front.

However, he did not serve in his specialty — he was transferred to an assault unit. At the beginning of the year, he was involved in assault operations in the area of the settlement of Borova in the Kharkiv region. According to preliminary data, Mwangi was killed by a Ukrainian mortar strike while attempting to cross a kill zone.

Despite agreements reached by the kremlin with certain African countries regarding the cessation of recruitment of their citizens, this process has not stopped and continues — the personal data of 2,965 citizens of African countries who signed contracts with the armed forces of the russian federation has been established.

The top ten countries providing the largest number of mercenaries include: Kenya, Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Algeria, Mali, South Sudan, and the Republic of South Africa.

As of August 2025, the deaths of at least 316 African mercenaries have already been confirmed. Real losses are likely significantly higher.

The DIU warns foreign citizens against traveling to the rf and any work on the territory of the aggressor state. A trip to russia is a real chance to end up in a "suicide" assault squad and, ultimately, rot in Ukrainian soil.