Media identifies over 1,500 foreign mercenaries from 48 countries Russia recruited for war in Ukraine

Russia jails Colombian for nine years after convicting him of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine

MOSCOW - A Russian court has sentenced Miguel Angel Cardenas Montilla, a Colombian who fought on the side of Ukraine, to nine years in prison for fighting against Russian forces as a mercenary, Russian investigators said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In the Russian-Ukrainian war, mercenaries from at least 48 countries are fighting on the side of Russia against the Armed Forces. Only in Moscow, from April 2023 to May 2024, more than 1,500 foreigners could be recruited into the Russian army.

Mercenaries from at least 48 countries are fighting on Russia's side in Ukraine, Important Stories found out from a leak of the Unified Medical Information and Analytical System (EMIAS).

More than 1,500 foreigners from at least 48 countries have signed contracts with the Russian army at the Moscow Single Selection Center for...

Media identifies over 1,500 foreign mercenaries from 48 countries Russia recruited for war in Ukraine

More than 1,500 foreign mercenaries from 48 countries recruited to fight for Russia against Ukraine have been identified in an investigation by the independent Russian media outlet Important Stories published on April 23.Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's earlier claims that Russia had "no need" for foreign fighters, the data reveals widespread recruitment through official military selection points in Moscow. Journalists obtained the nam…

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