'I thought I'd be playing basketball, I ended up fighting for Russia' - BBC Africa

How did a Kenyan man end up fighting in Ukraine? ⁠ Watch the full episode on - https://bbc.in/4c43j4u ⁠ 'Mike', from Kenya, says he thought he was travelling to Russia to join a basketball team.⁠ ⁠ Instead he was coerced into military service.⁠ ⁠ Young men across Africa are receiving promises of jobs abroad, only to find themselves at the forefront of the Russia-Ukraine war.⁠ ⁠ Ukraine says more than 1,700 people from 36 African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces.⁠ ⁠ In Kenya, a new intelligence report suggests that more than 1,000 citizens may have been recruited. The Russian embassy in Nairobi has denied allegations of illegal recruitment.⁠ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/