“Our intelligence confirms the presence of British and Polish mercenaries in the areas of Shirokino and Popasnaya,” Basurin is quoted by TASS. 

According to him, 

"their presence in Donbass is also confirmed by information from open sources."

Earlier, the DPR reported the arrival of foreign mercenaries from the United States, Great Britain, Poland and Canada.

The Polish Foreign Ministry denied reports of the presence of Polish mercenaries in the Donbass.

The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security also denied the information about the arrival of Polish mercenaries in the Donbass.

In Kiev, they say that in Ukraine there are only foreign instructors who are in training centers.