Body of Zambian killed fighting in Ukraine returns home

Grieving relatives of a Zambian student who died while fighting in Ukraine as a mercenary for Russia witnessed the return of his body on Sunday at Lusaka airport.

Lemekhani Nathan was killed last month.

The Wagner paramilitary group said it had recruited him from a Russian prison, where he was serving a sentence for a drugs conviction.

Wagner said he had voluntarily joined up before dying “a hero”.

Zambia has demanded a full explanation.—BBC