“They just have half a million people left in the mobilization reserve, and therefore now, like a kind of training ground, a frantic number of foreign“ employees ”come, who, for the most part, remain here,” he told RIA Novosti.
According to the interlocutor of the agency, motivation in this matter is an important component.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, most of the mercenaries came from Poland.
Earlier, the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail reported on the death of Canadian citizen Grigory Tsekhmistrenko, who came to Ukraine to take part in the battles against the Russian military in the ranks of mercenaries.
In October, CNN reported that a US citizen had died in a special operation zone in Ukraine.
According to available information, the deceased is Dane Partridge, who previously served as an infantryman in Iraq.
Also on January 9, the National Police of Ukraine reported that two Britons were missing near Soledar.
After that, reports appeared on the network that the body of one of the British was found in Soledar.