Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda was learning in Moscow however imprisoned in April 2020 and despatched to struggle in Ukraine this 12 months.
A Zambian scholar who was imprisoned in Russia has been killed in Ukraine whereas combating on the Russian aspect, an official from the southern African nation stated.
Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda, 23, was learning nuclear engineering on the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI), in keeping with a assertion on Monday by Zambia’s Minister of International Affairs Stanley Kakubo.
“The ministry of overseas affairs and worldwide cooperation is deeply saddened by the premature demise of Mr. Nyirenda beneath such circumstances and commiserates with the household on their loss,” it stated.
Kakubo referred to as on the Russian authorities to supply additional particulars concerning the recruitment of Nyirenda and the way he ended up combating in Ukraine.
In keeping with Kakubo, Nyirenda was convicted and sentenced to 9 years at Tyer medium safety facility on the outskirts of the Russian capital in April 2020.
It stays unclear what expenses Nyirenda was convicted of.
The overseas affairs ministry stated it acquired phrase of Nyirenda’s demise on November 9, and that after speaking with the Zambian embassy in Moscow, confirmed that the coed had been killed on September 22.
It's not clear the place precisely Nyirenda was on the time of his demise in Ukraine, however his physique has been transferred to the Russian border city of Rostov with a view to start the repatriation course of again to Zambia.
Kakubo stated he had personally been in contact with Nyirenda’s household in Zambia, and is hoping to supply extra particulars of their son’s demise as soon as official communication from the Russian authorities is acquired.
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
In September, Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a partial mobilisation in Russia, which he stated would apply to those that had beforehand served within the armed forces.
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