Eduard Kaburneev, the first deputy chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee (TFR), said that more than two thousand mercenaries from 71 countries participated in hostilities against Russia in Ukraine. He said this at a meeting in Donetsk with the participation of the head of the department, Alexander Bastrykin. “Lenta.ru” With reference to the press service of the TFR.
During the investigation of criminal cases regarding the involvement of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine, it was stated that 366 Georgians, 234 US, 233 British, 185 Syrian and 70 Canadian citizens were detained. and other states have come to the country and are fighting on its side.
Former Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu declarationthat more than 2.5 thousand mercenaries from foreign countries are currently fighting on the Ukrainian side. According to the minister, currently in the context of the conflict, terrorist methods of conflict are used, including “sabotage and high-profile killings.”
The RIA Novosti agency, citing a source from Russian law enforcement, also reportedThat there are about 500 foreign mercenaries on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.