The Russian Federation expects to replenish its own army in Ukraine at the expense of African mercenaries.
The Russian Federation is looking for new sources to replenish its own army in Ukraine. According to a number of Western media outlets, the Kremlin has launched a covert operation to recruit mercenaries in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Since April 19, Reuters journalists have been recording constant traffic near the Russian Embassy in Ethiopia. There are always local men who are issued questionnaires to fill out. Ethiopian security forces are collecting their personal data and evidence of combat experience.
An official statement from the Russian embassy on April 19 was a partial confirmation of Reuters' theory of mercenary recruitment. It says that the crowd of men is “ordinary Ethiopian citizens who want to express solidarity and fraternal friendship with Russia in connection with the special operation to demilitarize Ukraine.”
In addition, the newspaper's correspondents managed to talk to several men from the crowd. They said they did not want to live in Ethiopia and thus sought to travel to Europe or Russia to have a better future.
As for Eritrea, according to The newspaper Times, there the Russians plan to replenish their own army with 5,000 volunteers.
Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian military destroyed a detachment of mercenaries from Libya and Syria in the battles for Popasna.
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