Russia has recorded the deaths of more than 11,000 foreigners from nearly 100 countries since the start of a full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022, Bloomberg writes, referring to Rostat data.
These deaths were recorded between February 24, 2022 and the end of August 2026, and are directly related to the war, either through the corresponding codes in the records, or through the mention of the terms "military operation", "attack" or "UAVs".
An estimated 340 deaths were from Africa, with the majority of these deaths occurring since 2025. Most of the dead were from Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. Another 300 records are related to Russian citizens born in Germany before 1992.
Almost all the dead foreign soldiers are men. Of the 159 women killed, 154 lived in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
As of October, Russia has recruited about 46,000 foreign citizens. Ukraine captured militants from 59 countries. In total, Russia plans to recruit up to 18,500 foreigners this year, said Dmytro Usov, secretary of the coordination team for the treatment of prisoners of war.
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