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Cameroon said Russian authorities person confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians warring against Ukraine, the archetypal clip the Central African state has spoken astir the engagement of its nationals successful the ongoing war.
In a connection broadcast connected authorities media connected Monday evening (April 6, 2026), the overseas ministry called connected the families of the dormant to marque interaction with ministry officials successful the capital metropolis of Yaounde.
A Cameroonian diplomatic note, besides dated Monday and seen by Reuters, referred to the deceased arsenic “military contractors of Cameroonian nationality” operating successful a peculiar subject cognition zone, a term Russia uses to picture the warfare successful Ukraine.
Neither the connection nor the diplomatic enactment specified however the 16 men ended up warring for Russia, nor did they supply details connected the location, timing and circumstances of their deaths.
The Russian embassy successful Yaounde did not instantly respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Ukraine said successful February that more than 1,700 Africans were warring for Russia, though analysts accidental the existent fig is apt higher.
Russian authorities person denied illegally recruiting African citizens to combat successful Ukraine.
In an interior memo issued successful March 2025 and seen by Reuters, Cameroon’s defence curate expressed interest that soldiers were leaving the state to articulation the warfare successful Ukraine and instructed commanding officers to intimately show their units.
Cameroon has said it does not officially deploy troops overseas extracurricular of planetary or determination mandates and has warned citizens against taking portion successful overseas conflicts.
