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Foreign Mercenaries Tried to Demoralize Russian Troops With Loudspeaker Messages
Foreign Mercenaries Tried to Demoralize Russian Troops With Loudspeaker Messages North Atlantic Treaty Organization / www.nato.int Author: Alexey Khomyakov 06:02 16-09-2026 Foreign mercenaries fighting for Ukraine used nighttime loudspeaker messages to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Russia: Pay Rates For Soldiers to Die in Ukraine
Russia: Pay Rates For Soldiers to Die in Ukraine September 12, 2026: Russia has spent over a trillion dollars on its war in Ukraine, and much of that money went to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine Opens Covert Front Against Russia’s Mercenaries in Africa
Ukraine Opens Covert Front Against Russia’s Mercenaries in Africa SOFX Staff Writer September 14, 2026 A Ukrainian soldier with the 61st Mechanized Brigade stands beside an unmanned ground vehicle at sunset.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine is fighting Russia anywhere it can – even in the deserts of Africa
Speaking to Ukrainian soldiers and officers involved in operations in Mali and Libya, CNN can reveal for the first time the extent of these operations on other continents. A Ukrainian Defense Intelligence source with knowledge of the operations told CNN that several Ukrainian specialists were also stationed in Sudan and that troops from Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso had previously traveled to Mali to receive drone training from Ukrainian soldiers there. Continue reading
Ukrainian forces capture five Colombians recruited to fight for Russia
Ukrainian forces capture five Colombians recruited to fight for Russia Mon, September 14, 2026 – 18:52 2 min Mercenaries were promised service in the rear, but ended up on the front… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Ukraine Says Russia Recruited More Than 28,000 Foreign Mercenaries
Ukraine Says Russia Recruited More Than 28,000 Foreign Mercenaries Sunday, 13 September 2026, 16:46 The recruitment campaign reaches far beyond Russia, while intelligence warns that North Korea could send tens of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SAS Veterans Suspected of Training Russian Soldiers for War in Ukraine — The Telegraph
Witnesses note that since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the camp has continued to train Russians in close-quarters battle.
Russian military personnel may have turned to private European training camps due to a severe shortage of their own instructors and heavy losses on the battlefield. Continue reading
Symposium on PMSCs: Ukraine’s New Bill on PMSCs – A Possible Pandora’s Box for Operations Abroad?
On 6 May 2025, a new bill was presented to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: the “Draft Law on International Activities of Private Law Legal Entities in the Military and Security Spheres” (“Draft Law on PMSCs”). The proposal was referred to the parliament’s Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, and seeks to regulate the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs), as well as to establish specific state requirements for providing these services both within and outside Ukraine to strengthen the country’s role in the global security market. In this manner, Ukraine is now aiming to regulate its PMSCs industry, which in developed countries like the USA is expected to reach a market value of USD 457.3 billion by 2030. This bill is pending parliamentary discussion in the Verkhovna Rada, but it is worthwhile to analyse its current state and potential challenges. Continue reading
European defense ministries and Ukraine continue advancing statutory frameworks to formally structure and register local private military companies (PMCs)
Generated by Gemini AI September 7, 2006 Eastern Europe Legislative Frameworks: European defense ministries and Ukraine continue advancing statutory frameworks to formally structure and register local private military companies (PMCs) for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The military correspondent showed the liquidated Brazilian mercenaries
The military correspondent showed the liquidated Brazilian mercenaries September 2nd, 2026 20:47 Brazilian mercenaries. Illustration: boris_rozhin / Telegram Military correspondent Boris Rozhin published in the telegram channel photos of Brazilian mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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