The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reports that the bodies of two more Kenyan citizens who were recruited by the aggressor state of russia to wage a criminal war against our state have been found in the vicinity of the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region.

They are Ombwori Denis Bagaka, born on January 30, 1987, and Wahome Simon Gititu, born on May 21, 1991, whose remains were found near the body of another killed Kenyan mercenary, Clinton Nyapara Mogesa.

All three Kenyans — Bagaka, Gititu, and Mogesa — were lured into russia's war against Ukraine in Qatar, where they worked for security companies with high, stable incomes.

On September 27, 2025, Bagaka and Mogesa arrived at a recruitment center in Yaroslavl. Gititu joined them a month later, on October 28.

One of the key roles in sending the Kenyans to their deaths was played by Kyrgyz citizen Salizhan Uulu Almamet, who acted as the mercenaries' representative. In particular, Almamet signed contracts with the russian occupation army on behalf of Bagaka, Gititi, and Mogesa in Yaroslavl, and also gained control over their bank accounts.

From Yaroslavl, the russians sent the recruited Kenyan citizens to the Pogonovo training ground near the city of Voronezh, military unit No. 11097.

The enemy uses this ground for accelerated military training, sending recruits directly to units of the occupation army engaged in combat operations. A "penal battalion" has been formed within this military unit, where prisoners, captured deserters, chronic alcoholics and drug addicts, as well as foreign mercenaries, are sent.

Bagaka, Gitita, and Mogesa ended up in the "penal battalion," whose personnel, according to the testimony of russian prisoners of war, are used by the aggressor for "one-way" combat missions.

After a short training period, the three Africans were sent to Donbas to storm the city of Lyman. While moving through the so-called "kill zone," the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated all three mercenaries — the first battle became the last for the Kenyans. It is noteworthy that the russian leaders did not take any measures to support or evacuate the mercenaries from the battlefield.

The story of Bagaka, Gititu, and Mogesa is yet another example of how russia, the aggressor state, really treats foreigners in its occupation army.

For moscow, they're just cheap human resources that can be burned with impunity during the bloody assaults of its criminal war against Ukraine. The quick deaths of mercenaries are also an opportunity for "businessmen" in uniforms and recruiters to split up the "coffin" payments, as seems to have happened in this story.

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

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine continues to document cases of foreign citizens being recruited into the russian occupation army.

Glory to Ukraine!