{"id":5946,"date":"2025-05-03T12:03:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T12:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-confirms-capture-of-2-togolese-nationals-fighting-for-russia\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T12:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T12:03:06","slug":"ukraine-confirms-capture-of-2-togolese-nationals-fighting-for-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-confirms-capture-of-2-togolese-nationals-fighting-for-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine confirms capture of 2 Togolese nationals fighting for Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ukraine<\/p>\n

Ukraine has captured two Togolese nationals who were fighting alongside Russian forces, a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on April 3.<\/p>\n

Petro Yatsenko, spokesperson for the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said the two individuals are in Ukrainian custody.<\/p>\n

Togo\u2019s Foreign Ministry earlier said<\/a> the detainees had been misled into leaving the country with promises of scholarships allegedly offered by entities claiming to represent Russian institutions. The ministry said most of those involved were young students who ultimately ended up in combat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ministry is actively working with certain diplomatic partners to shed light on this situation and to provide, as far as possible, the necessary assistance to the people concerned,\u201d the ministry said in a statement, urging citizens to verify any scholarship offers through official channels before committing to study abroad, particularly in Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Kyiv Independent has interviewed foreign POWs in Ukrainian custody before. They often cite being misled by their recruiters.<\/p>\n