South Africa Arrests Five Suspected of Recruitment of Nationals into the Russian Military

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Friday, January 2, 2026

Author:

Chloe Fontenelle

Volume:

42

Issue:

1

Abstract:

On November 27 and 28, 2025, officers from South Africa’s elite Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) arrested four men at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, suspected of having illegally enlisted in the Russian military.