African governments are calling on Ukraine to repatriate their citizens who are held as prisoners of war after they are alleged to have fought for Russia. Multiple outlets report that African states are pressing Kyiv to release and return the captured men to their home countries.

The accounts add context on ongoing negotiations and concerns about how the individuals were recruited. Ukrainska Pravda says Kenya is negotiating the return of five captured men, while other African countries are raising questions about possible deceptive recruitment practices. Bloomberg similarly frames the issue as African governments requesting the return of those being held, without attributing the calls to any single country’s specific process.

Across coverage, the focus remains on diplomatic engagement between African states and Ukraine regarding POW status and repatriation, as well as the circumstances that led the citizens to fight for Russia. The reports do not describe a final decision by Ukraine in response to the requests.