“These people are for the most part used as meat against the Ukrainian resistance. It’s infantry. They don’t have heavy equipment or vehicles, “The Guardian quoted officials as saying, saying the number of mercenaries in eastern Ukraine ranged from 10,000 to 20,000.
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The mercenaries are to assist Russian forces in their efforts to take control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, regions that have recently been the focus of the Russian military.
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Aglaya Snetkov, an expert on the Russian Armed Forces from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), said that while Ukrainians lacked the technology, Russians who had enough of it had human strength to succeed in the attack. This is complicated by the fact that they do not call the conflict a war, so they cannot easily declare mobilization.
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Due to the chance to get out of Africa and money, those interested are also applying in Ethiopia, the Russian ambassador said, appreciating their willingness to help. However, she added that the embassy is not a recruitment office.
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