Ukraine war has claimed lives of 55 Ghanaians, foreign minister says

More than 50 Ghanaians have been killed in the Ukraine war after being "lured into battle", Ghana's foreign minister said after a visit to Kyiv in which

officials raised the issue of recruitment of Africans.



Reports of African men being ​attracted to Russia by promises of jobs and ending up on Ukraine's frontlines have become more frequent in recent months, creating tensions between Moscow and some of the countries involved.



Russian authorities have denied illegally recruiting African citizens to fight in Ukraine.



"We were informed that 272 Ghanaians are believed to have been lured into battle since 2022 for which ​an estimated 55 have been killed and 2 captured as prisoners of war," Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said in a post on X late on Thursday.