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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: SA men allegedly sent to Russia by the MK Party for bodyguard training
Description: Seventeen South African men are reportedly trapped on the freezing frontlines in Ukraine after allegedly being sent to Russia by former President Jacob Zuma's MK Party for bodyguard training. The men, who were told they would receive training to become party bodyguards, ended up in a trench on the frontlines in Ukraine after just three weeks of training. Elvis Presslin spoke to Chris Hattingh, DA Spokesperson on Defence & Military Veterans