Ukrainian forces capture Senegalese mercenary in Toretsk sector

Battalion's press service reported the information.

The captive said he had studied in Russia for two years. According to the Ukrainian military, he had planned to leave Russia for Germany but was forced to go to the front to earn money before he could leave.

The Senegalese mercenary admitted that before his capture, he feared the Ukrainian soldiers would shoot him. However, they simply ordered him to follow them.

The Ukrainian military reported that during his surrender, the Senegalese cried and said he no longer wanted to go to Europe but just wanted to return home. He also described Russia as “bad, very bad.”

During the examination, the mercenary was found to have minor injuries and was provided with all the necessary assistance.

• Russian propaganda is circulating false claims that over 4,000 so-called “foreign mercenaries” fighting for Ukraine have been killed in combat in the Kursk region.