The day before, there was information about a flight from Syria to Russia. There were speculations that this was the transportation of the first batch of militants from the Middle East.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan denied information about the transit of Syrian mercenaries through Armenia for the war in Ukraine. The relevant post appeared on his Twitter account.
“Obviously, Armenia, which suffered from mercenary terrorists in the Nagorno-Karabakh war two years ago, will never facilitate the movement and deployment of terrorist militants to Ukraine through Armenian territory,” the Armenian prime minister wrote.
It should be noted that shortly before this statement there was information about a mysterious flight from Syria to Russia. There were speculations that this was the transportation of the first batch of militants from Syria, recruited by Russia for the war in Ukraine.
It is obvious that #Armenia, which suffered from the involvement of mercenary-terrorists in #NagornoKarabakh war two years ago, can never contribute to the transfer & deployment of foreign terrorist fighters to #Ukraine through the territory of Armenia.
– Nikol Pashinyan (@NikolPashinyan) March 31, 2022
At the same time, Syrian government forces began recruiting soldiers from the local armed forces to fight on the side of Russian troops in Ukraine. At the same time, promising payments of $ 3,000 a month – 50 times the monthly salary of a Syrian soldier, The Guardian reported last month.
Calls to the Bashar al-Assad regime have posted calls, including profiles related to the 4th Division, one of the president's main units. One such announcement said that servicemen would fight in Ukraine.
Even for the military, exhausted by a decade of war at home, offering such a salary is likely to be a significant temptation. This includes forces loyal to Assad, which has regained control of nearly two-thirds of Syria, thanks in large part to Russian air cover and the widespread use of Iranian mercenary aid.
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We will remind, some weeks ago Vladimir Putin gave the green light for participation of mercenaries from the Middle East in war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu clarified that the department headed by him received 16 thousand. applications from so-called volunteers from this region. At the same time, traditionally for the Kremlin's government machines, he began to refer not to the armed forces of the Russian Federation, but to puppet “republics.”
“We receive a huge number of applications from various volunteers from different countries who would like to come to Luhansk and Donetsk” people's republics “to participate in what they believe is a liberation movement. Most – from the Middle East. : already more than 16 thousand applications “, – Shoigu told.
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