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Mercenaries from the 9th Infantry Regiment of Russia's hybrid military force in the Donbas captured in firefight on June 27, 2016 being interrogated by the Ukrainian Security Service. They stated that they were commanded by officers from the regular Russian army and that a mercenary private's monthly pay in their unit is 15000 rubles or about $250 U.S. dollars. (Image: video screen capture)

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Desertions on the rise from Moscow’s hybrid military force in Donbas

Desertions by pro-Moscow mercenaries in the Donbas are increasing, according to Dmytro Tymchuk, head of Ukraine’s Information Resistance Group, a…

byPaul A. Goble

Mercenaries fighting for Moscow's hybrid military force in the Donbas come from all over Russia. In the declining economy, mercenary salaries are enticing to many. Some Ukrainians from the occupied territory also join, especially as their civilian jobs disappear following the Russian invasion, while a few mercenaries come from abroad driven by adventurism or false ideals. (Image: video screen capture)

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Atamanshchina spreading among Russia’s hybrid military force in Ukraine’s Donbas

Atamanshchina is spreading through Moscow hybrid forces in the Donbas, Beness Aijo, a pro-Moscow mercenary has warned. And because…

byPaul A. Goble