{"id":315147,"date":"2026-02-04T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-african-men-lured-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:00:09","slug":"the-african-men-lured-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-african-men-lured-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"The African men lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/H4xVL-DkdHc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The African men lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H4xVL-DkdHc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of African men have been enticed to fight for Russia in Ukraine with the promise of civilian jobs and high salaries but they tell CNN they are being deceived or sent to frontlines with little combat training. 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