Brothers from Africa became Russians after returning from the Northern Military District last summer, the brothers came to Khovashiya from the Ivory Coast to study afterwards, they voluntarily entered into contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense and went to the front, where they participated in attacks and rescued the wounded. For military merits, they were awarded the Order of Courage, and passports were issued to them in a simple manner "by fighting in assault units, they earned the right to be called Russians," the Interior Ministry noted for the medical personnel.