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Nigerians in a “meat” assault — the number of identified dead russian mercenaries from Africa is rising
February 12, 2026

In the Luhansk region, military intelligence operatives discovered the bodies of two citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria — Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole (03.04.1983) and Mbah Stephen Udoka (07.01.1988).

Both served in the 423rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (military unit 91701) of the 4th guards kantemirovskaya tank division of the armed forces of the russian federation.

They signed contracts with the Russian army in the second half of 2025: Kolawole on August 29 and Udoka on September 28.

Udoka received no training whatsoever — just five days later, on October 3, he was assigned to the unit and sent to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

No training records for Kolawole have been preserved; however, it is highly likely that he also received no military training. His wife and three children remain in Nigeria.

Both Nigerians were killed in late November during an attempt to storm Ukrainian positions in the Luhansk region. They never engaged in a firefight — the mercenaries were eliminated by a drone strike.

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Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence warns foreign citizens against traveling to the russian federation or taking up any work on the territory of the aggressor state. A trip to russia is a real risk of being forced into a “suicide” assault unit and, ultimately, rotting in Ukrainian soil.

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