Heaven Gold, a Ghanaian national who is currently serving as a military personnel fighting for Russia in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, has revealed that a fellow Ghanaian boy was recently captured by Ukrainian forces. According to Heaven, the young man had only just arrived at the front lines and passed out a day before and a day after being apprehended.
In an interview with DJ Nyaami on SVTV Africa’s Daily Hustle Worldwide show, Heaven Gold explained that the captured individuals were new recruits who hadn’t even spent a month in the warzone. “They were freshers,” he said. “They moved on a Friday. I even spoke to one of them the day before the arrest, and the next day, they were caught.”
Heaven believes the boys might have lost their way and were likely unarmed when they were apprehended. “They didn’t have weapons. They were newcomers. So what shows they were even Russian soldiers?” he questioned. “When you’re captured, it’s considered a failure in the system. You’re not supposed to let the enemy capture you.”
He further explained that all foreign fighters, including Africans, are typically signed to one-year contracts. Prisoner exchanges sometimes happen, but some people have been arrested for up to three years without release. “Those two countries speak the same language, but we, the Africans, are different. Many of us joined because of the money,” he admitted.
Sharing his own experience, Heaven said he has been in Russia for about a year. He initially traveled to Belarus, hoping to use it as a route to Poland, but was deported. “The immigration officer knew I was planning to get to Poland and was right. After being deported to Ghana, I found myself stranded and decided to try Russia instead of Canada. I arrived in Russia in 2023 with a 14-day visa,” he said.
A bomb exploded near me, and I passed out from the blast. When I regained consciousness, I realized the person right behind me had died, and several others were injured. Strangely, I felt relieved that I was hurt because I knew I would receive some money as compensation.
After that incident, I was taken to the war front again within two to three weeks. In Ukraine, even minor injuries often lead to hospitalization. But in Russia, unless the injury is very serious, you’re expected to return to the front line quickly.
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