The Kenyan government has successfully repatriated 18 citizens from Russia who were allegedly recruited to fight in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The returnees will receive psycho-social support as part of a reintegration program.

• More than 200 Kenyans may have been recruited into the Russian military.
• The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs facilitated the repatriation.
• The government is engaging both Russian and Ukrainian authorities to secure the return of other Kenyan nationals.