The Russian Defense Ministry says that 16,000 volunteers from the Middle Eastern countries expressed their readiness to take part in the war against Ukraine. At the same time, according to one of these volunteers on condition of anonymity, most of the fighters he knows take this step for a piece of bread, informs the BBC Arabic Service..

Recall, on March 6, data about the plans of the Russian leadership to send Syrian mercenaries to the war in Ukraine was reported by The Wall Street Journal.. Journalists cited US government sources. It was alleged that we are talking about fighters with experience in fighting in urban environments..

According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, some Syrian mercenaries consider participation in the war on the side of Russia as a chance for further desertion and illegal migration to the EU countries..

As the aforementioned volunteer said, he personally knows about 200 fighters who have applied to participate in hostilities.. However, he clarifies that approximately 80% of them did it literally out of dire need..

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Russian propagandists claim that the participation of the Syrians in the “special operation” on the territory of our country is an attempt to thank Russia for the “help” in the civil war. At the same time, the Russian Air Force Service writes:.

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Recall that earlier we wrote that Russian troops in Ukraine kill Ukrainians only for the sake of killing, destruction in the country is more inhumane than was observed in Syria and Afghanistan.. This was stated in an interview by a volunteer with experience in service in hot spots Aaron Spredlin.