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Russian Foreign Ministry: Number of Foreign Mercenaries Fighting for Ukrainian Forces Ranges Between 16,000 and 20,000
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from saba_en · yemen
Russian Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Rodion Miroshnik announced on Saturday that the number of foreign mercenaries fighting within the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces ranges between 16,000 and 20,000.
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