Cameroonian families are calling for the return of relatives who were sent to fight for Russia -. euronews. A Cameroonian group called Bring Back Our Sons and Brothers is calling on Russia and Cameroon to cooperate in dismantling the secret recruitment networks that lured Cameroonians into the Russian army to participate in Moscow's fighting in Ukraine. Activists marched to the Russian embassy this week while Cameroonians took to the streets of the country's capital Yaounde. "The purpose of this march is to attract the attention of two friendly countries - Russia and Cameroon - and urge them to do everything to dismantle the underground network that continues to deprive Cameroon of its children," said Paul Sylvan Yade, one of the group's founders. At least 1,417 Africans were drafted into the Russian army, with more than 300 deaths reported, according to human rights activists. These young people, lured by the prospect of employment in Russia, found themselves at the forefront. Catherine Jock waited for news of her husband for almost a year, after he left for Russia, hoping to get a job in the kitchen. "For nine months I had no information about my husband's condition - whether he was alive or not. I can't accept that he died because I didn't see his body," she said. "He was supposed to work as a cook, but when he arrived he found himself on the front line. I want to know the truth about my husband." Ngong San Jumbi, the father of one of the victims, adds: "I lost my son, the youngest of my five children. I demand that my son be returned to me, regardless of his condition - even if he is disabled. I can't put up with people telling him he's gone when I haven't seen his body yet."