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Russian mercenaries
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India busts human trafficking ring sending Indians to fight against Ukraine
Authorities in India uncovered a trafficking network deceiving citizens with lucrative job offers, only to dispatch them to Russia's war against Ukraine as mercenaries. Indian media reported two confirmed Indian fatalities among those recruited.
Russia recruits Indians to fight against Ukraine
Russia lures unemployed Indians with false promises of non-combatant roles, only to deploy them in combat against Ukraine, highlighting Russia's global recruitment efforts.
Three more Nepalese mercenaries killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine
Nepal reports an additional 3 fatalities among the estimated 200 Nepali nationals fighting for Russia against Ukraine, confirming a total of 10 such citizens killed to date.
Cuba accuses Russia of recruiting its nationals to fight against Ukraine
The Cuban Interior Ministry unveils a Russian-run human trafficking operation to enlist Cuban citizens in the Russian military's efforts in Ukraine.
Close Putin’s confidant Prigozhin showed a photo of killed Wagner mercenaries, accusing Russian leadership of a lack of ammunition
Yevgeny Prigozhin is close to Putin’s confidant, managing Russian leading private military company Wagner, which recruited thousands of…
Donbas “republics” urge Moscow to openly send mercenaries to Ukraine’s east: Ukrainian MoD
Since the beginning of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, Moscow has been pertinacious in its denial of the…
Russian Wagner mercenaries arrested in Belarus: ‘little green men’ scenario, fighters in transit, or other?
What happened… The Wagner Group arrived in Minsk on the night of July 24-25; each man carried a…
Russian medics who took part in war against Ukraine complain about stolen combat bonuses
[editorial]Russia’s war against Ukraine is probably the world’s worst-kept secret by now. Nevertheless, each piece of evidence pointing…
In Memoriam: Baba Masha, the civilian cyborg
“Today, Baba Masha has left her earthly place and entered heaven’s gate. Three days ago, I was with…
People living near demarcation line extremely worried about withdrawal of Ukrainian troops
“Ukraine has withdrawn its troops in Stanytsia Luhanska. Russia has not, and their military forces are still here.…
Kremlin rapidly losing control of ‘private military company’ story
Personnel of Russian private military companies, which are illegal according to Russian law, have appealed to the International…
Russian private military companies proliferate ‘to make money on war’
Despite the fading of the Wagner private military company which attracted so much attention earlier because of evidence…
Russia’s private military companies a more toxic form of Latin American death squads, Pastukhov says
Many countries have private military companies, Vladimir Pastukhov says; and there is no reason that Russia should not…
Moscow dispatches even more ‘private military companies’ to Syria and Africa
Moscow has now dispatched another of what it calls “a private military company” to fight in Syria, a…
Three largest Russian militant training facilities identified
After the Wagner disaster in Syria, Russian and Western journalists reported about its training facility near Molkino where…
Putin seized Crimea with regular army but outsourced action in Donbas
There are many differences between the Russian seizure of Crimea and Russian actions in the Donbas, but perhaps…
Moscow preparing to replace its forces in Donbas with ‘private’ military ones, Kyiv analyst suggests
The Russian State Duma will soon be taking up draft legislation regularizing the status of nominally “private” military…
Ukraine names over 150 mercenaries from “Putin’s private army” fighting in Ukraine and Syria
Read also: Wagner mercenaries: what we know about Putin’s private army in Donbas SBU Chief of Stuff Ihor Huskov…
Russia recruited over 5,000 mercenaries to fight in its wars abroad, SBU says
PMC “Wagner” has been in existence for several years. Hundreds of their mercenaries have fought in Ukraine. The…
‘Donbas in Gorky Park’ – Moscow’s violence in Ukraine is coming back to haunt Russia
The violence Moscow “exported” to Ukraine and other parts of what the Kremlin claims are parts of “the…