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Belarus Sentences Maksim Zezyulchik for Mercenary Activities and State Betrayal
Belarus Sentences Maksim Zezyulchik for Mercenary Activities and State Betrayal Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 16:04 Maksym Zezyulchyk As reported by the human rights initiative DissidentBY In Belarus, a verdict has been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ukrainian drone operator eliminates African mercenary of Russian army. VIDEO
Ukrainian drone operator eliminates African mercenary of Russian army. VIDEO Footage of Ukrainian UAV operators in combat has appeared online, showing the destruction of a foreign mercenary who was fighting as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The First U.S. Army Christmas: Washington and the Hessians
The First U.S. Army Christmas: Washington and the Hessians Alexander Burns December 24, 2025 Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine Uses Former Convicts and Foreign Mercenaries in Failed Kupyansk Counterattacks
Ukraine Uses Former Convicts and Foreign Mercenaries in Failed Kupyansk Counterattacks www.prеsidеnt.gоv.uа Fred Turner, Editor 20:03 13-12-2025 Up to 4,000 former convicts and foreign mercenaries are used in repeated Ukrainian counterattacks… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Woman Charged Over False U.S. Mercenary Claims Tied to Cambodia
Woman Charged Over False U.S. Mercenary Claims Tied to Cambodia By Khaosod English – December 14, 2025 9:08 pm Messages and images containing false claims shared in a LINE group are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Our troops defeated a formation of Colombian mercenaries near Volchansk
Our troops defeated a formation of Colombian mercenaries near Volchansk December 13th, 2025 11:23 Illustration: Press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation The Russian military from the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Sudan Mercenaries Linked to Business Partner of Top UAE Bureaucrat
Sudan Mercenaries Linked to Business Partner of Top UAE Bureaucrat November 2025 Download the full alert As the war in Sudan rages on and the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) killings of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’
Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’ Exclusive Guardian investigation finds companies set up by people sanctioned by US hired Colombian fighters for Rapid Support Forces, widely suspected of war… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ex-security officer claims Ukraine has lost 10,000 mercenaries as Zelenskyy moves to dissolve legions
Ex-security officer claims Ukraine has lost 10,000 mercenaries as Zelenskyy moves to dissolve legions Story by The Kenya Times • 6d • 2 min read Ukraine has lost an estimated 10,000… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
“Legion” rebelled: The mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not want to go with criminals for meat
“Legion” rebelled: The mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not want to go with criminals for meat December 13th, 2025 15:55 Foreign mercenaries in Lviv, Ukraine. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
