Leaked Russian files list 11,335 foreign war dead; Ukraine alleges African human shields

Leaked Russian military records enumerate 11,335 foreign fighters killed in Ukraine, indicating recruitment waves from Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Colombia, Kenya, and Nigeria. Ukrainian intelligence separately claims one brigade uses African recruits as human shields, an unverified allegation that, if true, would mark a significant escalation in Russia's use of foreign personnel. The leak provides rare granular data on foreign combatant losses, but the human-shield claim remains uncorroborated.

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