
18/09/2025
Evans, a Kenyan man captured by Ukrainian forces, claims he was duped into Russian army.
Briton Manoah
Reported Story
-Who: The man identifies himself as Evans,a Kenyan track and field athlete.
- Where: Near Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. [3]
- What he claims:
- He went to Russia as a tourist or through a sports agent under a tourist trip.
- At some point, he claims he was offered a “job,” shown documents to sign (in Russian), not understanding them, and that they turned out to be a military contract.
- He says he was given minimal training ( about 1 week), then deployed or being transported to front-line duties. He escaped while en route to a combat mission, wandered in a forest for two days, then surrendered to Ukrainian troops.
Captured by Ukraine’s 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade.