Russia protesting the news of 200 residents Croatia sent to Ukraine to be a mercenary.
Russia summoned the defense attache of the Croatian embassy in Moscow to ask for clarification on the information.
“The defense attache of the Croatian Embassy in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Defense today,” said the spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov on March 3.
“We know that 200 Croatian mercenaries have arrived in Ukraine,” he was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies, Interfax.
Konashenkov said the 200 mercenaries from Croatia arrived in Ukraine via Poland. The hundreds of soldiers reportedly joined a Ukrainian nationalist battalion in the southeast of the former Soviet Union.
“The defense attache has been notified of the illegal activities of Croatian Denis Seler, who took part in the fighting in southeastern Ukraine in 2015 and who assembled Croatian mercenary units for delivery to Ukraine,” Konashenkov said.
Russia continues to pound Ukraine in the second week of its invasion since February 24. In addition to deploying their military forces, Ukraine and Russia are also reported to have used mercenaries in their wars.
Ukraine itself has opened the door for foreigners who want to help Kyiv fight Russia to come to his country. Foreigners who wish to volunteer for war can register at the Ukrainian embassies in any country.
Meanwhile, Russia is also reportedly using thousands of mercenaries to launch its mission in Ukraine despite the large number of their troops.
US intelligence predicts Russia will deploy 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine in the days to weeks ahead.
This discourse comes after another US official said Washington had received several indications of the involvement of Russian mercenaries in the invasion of Ukraine.
This placement was carried out when Russian troops were having difficulty facing the resistance of Ukrainian troops. The reason is, a large Russian military convoy in northern Kyiv has been stalled since a few days ago.
According to sources CNN, these mercenaries will help Russian military units that are experiencing difficulties. He also said that as many as 200 Russian mercenaries already in Ukraine were unable to carry out missions and operations smoothly to attack Ukrainian troops.
According to him, the resistance of the Ukrainian troops was beyond the expectations of the Russian army.
In addition, the source also claimed that around 200 Russian mercenaries had died in the Ukraine war until the end of February.
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