He wears a navy blue combination and just nods to signify that he understands his interlocutor. Since he was captured, Dosseh K. has learned a few words from Ukrainian but it was in French that he answers questions from Dmytro Karpenko, a Ukrainian specializing in combatant interviews. “I am a prisoner of war because I fought for Russia”, he said in front of the camera.
The 27 -year -old Togolese student, who has been missing since February, resurfaced on YouTube in March in a video broadcast by two journalists who document the events that occurred during the conflict. The chain, in the name of “Apostle Dmytro Karpenko”, aims to carry out interviews with captive Russian soldiers and briefly tell their story. Dosseh K. describes his commitment to the Russian army there. A forced rallying, he says.
In a statement released on April 30, the Togolese Foreign Ministry confirmed that several nationals of the West African country had been “Captured and detained” by the Ukrainian armed forces. There “Majority of these compatriots, in particular young students, would have left Togo as part of alleged scholarships offered by structures presenting themselves as based in Russia”added the press release.
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