Cameroon says Russia has confirmed 16 Cameroonian soldiers died in Ukraine

NewsWorldAfricaCameroon says Russia has confirmed 16 Cameroonian soldiers died in UkraineThe central African nation's foreign affairs ministry sent a memo to the Russian EmbassyNalova Akua Tuesday 07 April 2026 13:50 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2952947To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/cameroon-soldiers-ukraine-russia-war-b2952992.html","title":"Cameroon says Russia has confirmed 16 Cameroonian soldiers died in Ukraine"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-13576","index":0}A local man stands in front of residential building which was heavily damaged after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel) (Copyright 2026. The Associated Press. All rights reserved)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onT...