They signed contracts with the Russian army in the second half of 2025: Kolawole on August 29 and Udoka on September 28.
12th February 2026 11:44 PM 
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate has revealed that two Nigerian citizens died during a drone strike while serving in the Russian military in the Luhansk region.
In a statement the agency said Hamzat Kolawole born April 3rd,1983 and Mbah Udoka born January 7th 1988, were discovered dead in the Luhansk region during an attempt to storm Ukrainian positions in late November, 2025.
The statement also revealed that 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.
They signed contracts with the Russian army in the second half of 2025: Kolawole on August 29 and Udoka on September 28, ” the statement said.
Photo credit: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence; Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole’s document.
Udoka “received no training whatsoever” and was deployed to occupied Ukrainian territory “just five days later,” while Kolawole’s training records are missing, though it is “highly likely that he also received no military training.” Kolawole leaves behind a wife and three children in Nigeria.
Photo credit: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence; Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole and family.
“Both Nigerians were killed in late November during an attempt to storm Ukrainian positions in the Luhansk region. They never engaged in a firefight — the mercenaries were eliminated by a drone strike,” the statement added.
Photo credit: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence; Mbah Udoka’s document.
Photo credit: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence; Mbah Stephen Udoka’s document.
Photo credit: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence; Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole’s document.
Photo credit: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence; Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole’s document.
