Kenyan Vincent Awiti traveled to Russia seeking a legitimate shopkeeper job but instead found himself on the Russia-Ukraine frontline, sustaining serious injuries.

• Vincent Awiti was told he would be a shopkeeper but was instead recruited into military training and sent to war.
• He sustained a missile injury to his right hand, requiring a second surgery estimated at Sh128,000 by August.
• Awiti is among an unknown number of Kenyans recruited into Russia's military, with recent government data suggesting around 252 have been recruited.