JOHANNESBURG - Eleven South African men are expected to return home from Russia on Wednesday.
They were allegedly recruited to fight for Russia in the war against Ukraine.
The group will join four others who have already made it back to the country
Two men remain in Russia, with one of them in a hospital in Moscow.
It is unclear whether he sustained his injuries on the frontline.
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According to the Presidency, government received distress calls from 17 South African men, aged between 20 and 39, seeking for assistance to return home.
Authorities are investigating how the men were recruited.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his assistance in returning the men home.