President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the return of the South African (SA) men who were trapped in Russia.
Out of the seventeen men, four are already back in the country, while eleven will be on their way home soon.
But two remain in Russia with one in a hospital in Moscow, while the other one is being processed before finalising his travel arrangements.
The group was lured into the battle lines between Russia and Ukraine by local elements that remain under investigation.
The SA authorities are working closely with their Russian counterparts.
Ramaphosa has expressed his gratitude to President Vladimir Putin.
The SA Embassy in Moscow will continue to monitor the individual that is in hospital until he has fully recovered to travel.
The investigation into the circumstances that led to the recruitment of these young men into mercenary activities is ongoing.
–SABC–
