Tributes lie partially covered in snow at a makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv on February 23, 2026, as the conflict with Russia reaches its four-year mark. [AFP]
When Moscow’s mission in Nairobi spoke in defence of its record against accusations that it has been involved in sending Kenyans to their deaths in the war against Ukraine, it added a new dimension to the debate over exploitation that has intensified during the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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