South Africans 'deceived' into fighting: Families appeal for stranded relatives' safe return

The families of several South Africans—allegedly deceived into joining the Russian military—are pleading for their safe return. They say their loved ones are stranded on the front lines in Ukraine. The appeal coincides with the recent arrest of more men who were heading for Moscow.

Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports from Eshowe that the scandal is causing a legal and political fallout domestically.

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