乌干达驻莫斯科大使馆致乌干达外交部的一封信显示，27名被招募为俄罗斯军队在乌克兰作战的乌干达人已经死亡或被推定死亡。
Twenty-seven Ugandans who were enlisted to fight for Russia's army in Ukraine have been killed or are presumed dead, a letter from Uganda's embassy in Moscow to its foreign ministry showed.
路透社周四看到的这封信列出了11名已确认死亡的乌干达人姓名，另有16人遗体在任何地方都无法找到，包括在战俘中。乌干达大使馆表示，它是通过“普通照会”这一外交文书从俄罗斯外交部获得这些信息的。乌干达外交部一名官员证实了这封信的真实性。俄罗斯驻坎帕拉大使馆未立即回应置评请求。
有关非洲男子被以工作承诺诱骗至俄罗斯、最终被送上乌克兰前线的报道屡见不鲜，在肯尼亚、加纳和南非等国引发愤怒。乌克兰去年表示，来自36个非洲国家的1400多名公民正在其领土上与俄罗斯军队并肩作战，其中一些人是在受骗情况下被招募的。
The letter, seen by Reuters on Thursday, gave the names of 11 Ugandans confirmed dead and 16 whose bodies could not be located anywhere, including among prisoners of war Uganda's embassy said it had received the information from Russia's foreign ministry through a 'note verbale', a diplomatic communication An official at Uganda's foreign ministry confirmed the authenticity of the letter Russia's embassy in Kampala did not immediately respond to a request for comment Reports of African men being lured to Russia with promises of jobs and ending up on Ukraine's front lines have become frequent, triggering anger in countries like Kenya, Ghana and South Africa Ukraine said last year that more than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries were fighting alongside Russian forces on its territory, with some recruited through deception