At least 543 Russian military personnel and mercenaries died during their deployment in Syria between 2015-2024, the BBC reported on Dec. 9, citing its open-source investigation. Of the total number, 346 were employees of the Wagner company, a private mercenary group that also saw deployment in Russia's war in Ukraine and elsewhere. The news comes […]
Russia is sending private mercenaries to Syria to reinforce its troops, possibly its so-called Africa Corps, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency (HUR) claimed on Dec. 3. “Moscow's leaders decided to send mercenaries from ‘private military companies’ to the Middle Eastern country to help them. The arrival of fighters – probably from the so-called ‘Africa Corps’ […]
Russia has recruited hundreds of mercenaries from Yemen to fight in its war against Ukraine, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Nov. 24. The recruits told the FT they had been promised lucrative jobs, "high salaries," and even Russian citizenship. However, after arriving in Russia with the help of a Houthi-linked company, they were “forcibly […]
Video Summary I’m discussing the current state of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with day 721 marking the three-day invasion. I’d like to address some claims that Ukraine is losing, which I believe are misleading. In reality, Ukraine has been making significant gains against the Russian forces. The Russian Black Sea Fleet, for example, has […]
Video Summary As I write this, it’s day 719 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A narrative perpetuated by Russian authorities and propagandists, including Z, is that Russia is more than capable of waging war in Ukraine without any external help or mercenaries. However, this claim is refuted by the presence of approximately 15,000 Nepalese […]