CLICK BAIT: ‘We were fodder’ — how a Botswana architect was duped into fighting for Russia
By Terry LesterSouth Africa
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This is the story of a Botswana architect who ended up on the front line of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where he was taken prisoner. He told his story from a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war facility outside Lviv.
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- Length
- 37 words · 1 min read
- Published
- November 8, 2026
- Byline
- Terry Lester
- Source
- Daily Maverick