Ukraine identifies two Nigerians killed ‘fighting for Russia’

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 13/02/2026
Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole (L) and Stephen Udoka (R) also died fighting in the Ukraine warUkraine says it has discovered the bodies of two Nigerians in its Luhansk region who were allegedly fighting on Russia’s side in the ongoing four-year war. In a statement on Thursday, Ukraine said military intelligence operatives made the discovery, identifying the two Nigerians as Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole, 42, and Mbah Stephen Udoka, 38. “Both served in the 423rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (military unit 91701) of the 4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division of the Armed Forces of the russian federation,” (…)
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