Russian soldiers (Photo credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP)
there Russia It is said that he spent approx 5,000 foreign mercenaries who worked there Ukraine Since the start of the special military operation. This impressive figure is one of 11,675 foreign fighters of 84 different nationalities joined Ukraine The Russian Ministry of Defense disclosed participation in hostilities on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These mercenaries mainly come from Polandfollower United Statethe Canadafollower Georgiathe United kingdomfollower Romaniafollower Croatiafollower France And the Syrian region is under Turkish control.
According to TASS, the flow of mercenaries sharply decreased after the first recorded losses. March and April 2022 saw the highest number of arrivals. Poland was the largest contributor of mercenaries with more than 2,600 people, followed by the United States and Canada (900 people or more), Georgia (more than 800 people), the United Kingdom and Romania (700 people or more), Croatia (more than 300 people), as well as France And part of Syria under Turkish control (200 or more people).
Ukraine, for its part, suffered significant losses among these foreign mercenary fighters. More than 4,800 fighters, mostly from the United States, Canada and European countries, were lost on the battlefield. In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry says nearly 4,800 more have fled Ukrainian territory due to the intensity of the fighting.
It is worth noting that the leaders of the Ukrainian armed forces are not responsible for the losses among the mercenaries, according to information obtained by the Russian Ministry of Defense during the interrogation of the captured Ukrainian soldiers. In addition, more than 2,000 foreign mercenaries continue to fight within the Armed Forces of Ukraine Russia accuses the Kiev regime of using these foreign nationals as cannon fodder in this conflict.
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