1,497 militants were eliminated: the Russian Ministry of Defense named Poland the leader in the number of killed mercenaries in the Northern Military District zone. In early March, the Investigative Committee put on the wanted list about 700 foreign citizens who, for a reward, participated in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This week, Vladimir Putin said that foreign mercenaries were part of Ukrainian sabotage groups that tried to invade the Belgorod and Kursk regions. He also recalled that the military of Western countries have been present in Ukraine for a long time.