Zambian student who Die in the war in Ukraine was fighting for The Wagner Mercenary Group, owner of the company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Tuesday.
Russia had earlier notified Zambia of the killing of Limikani Nirenda on The battlefield in Ukraine in September, prompting Zambia to claim Moscow for more Details and explanation of how it’s over up fighting in the war.
Nerenda father He said he was serving nineyear jail sentence or sentence on outskirts of the city of Moscow for drug offense when he was “recruited” fight. for him family He said it is not clear how recruited or by whom.
On Tuesday, Concord Restaurant Prigozhin group He said that Nyirenda was recruited by Wagner. Prigozhin and other Wagner actors toured Russian prisons amnesty in return for Signature up to me fight for Russia in Ukraine.
“Yes, I remember this guy very well,” Prigozhin said. in A written response to a reporter’s question about whether a Zambian is fighting for Wagner.
Prigozhin said that Nerenda died a “hero” and that “one of The first to storm enemy trenches on September 22”.
Reuters could not verify the circumstances of Nerenda death Or Prigozhin’s assertion that he had it joined Wagner willingly.
We take for Years denied links to Wagner and worked in Shadows, Prigozhin has it in Recent months adopted a more resolute presence on Russian domestic scene, criticism military leadership, admitting that he had set up the Wagner Company and admitting to meddling in American Elections.
