The last time Otilia Ante, 78, heard from her son Alexander he was telling her to put aside some of the hearty meat and corn stew on which he was raised in western Colombia. Alexander, a former soldier, was in neighbouring Venezuela at the time, on his way home from Ukraine where he had fought invading Russian forces alongside the Ukrainian army. But he is one of many Colombian soldiers who never made it home. #Colombia #Russia #UkraineWar 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/Xen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen
How two Colombians wound up in a Russian prison after fighting in Ukraine • FRANCE 24 English
The last time Otilia Ante, 78, heard from her son Alexander he was telling her to put aside some of the hearty meat and corn stew on which he was raised in western Colombia. Alexander, a former soldier, was in neighbouring Venezuela at the time, on his way home from Ukraine where he had fought invading Russian forces alongside the Ukrainian army. But he is one of many Colombian soldiers who never made it home. #Colombia #Russia #UkraineWar 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/Xen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen