Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence reveals names of 141 Syrian mercenaries recruited by Russia

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has released lists of some of the Syrian mercenaries recruited by Russia for the war against Ukraine.

Source: DIU on its website and social media

Details: DIU reported on 7 February that Russia was recruiting mercenaries in Syria via travel agencies to take part in hostilities against Ukraine.

Intelligence reported that mercenaries are being trained on Syrian territory near the city of Aleppo and at the Kuweires airbase. The first group of about 1,000 mercenaries is undergoing training with a focus on urban warfare. Upon completion of the training, the Syrian mercenaries will be transported to Khmeimim airbase and then to Russian territory.

After arriving in Russia, Syrians are issued Russian passports in a matter of days and then drafted into the occupying army, the DIU stated.

Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence released lists of 141 Syrian mercenaries recruited by Russia for the war against Ukraine on 14 February. The information is in Arabic.

 

Olena Roshchina

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