STRIPES (Svetlana Shkolnikova) - ‘America’s finest people are right here’: Ukraine pays tribute to US fighters | Stars and Stripes
Numerous efforts are underway in Ukraine to recognize and commemorate foreign combatants, many of whom are Americans.
NPR (Emily Feng) - The foreign fighters who helped topple Assad — and why China worries about them
Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR spent weeks with some of them to understand why they fled China for Syria.
NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg) - Why are Africans Fighting in Russia’s War in Ukraine?
Some see a clear explanation: Russia needs more troops, and young men in Africa desperately need jobs.
NPR (Emmanuel Igunza) - 'Given a gun and sent to die': Kenyans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Kenya's intelligence service warns that over 1,000 citizens may have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, many under false pretenses.