Foreign Soldiers of the Ukrainian Army near Kharkiv: Who is Fighting Against Russia?
Author: Dmitri Lukashev
April 24, 2025, 19:03
Alekhin: The Ukrainian Army Moves Mercenaries to Kupyansk, Volchansk, and Lipets
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is moving mercenaries to the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Volchansk, and Lipets in the direction of Kharkiv. Military expert and retired colonel Gennady Alekhin reported this.
He noted that among the foreign soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there are citizens of Poland, Germany, the United States, and Colombia. Moreover, from a military point of view, Colombians are the least trained.
"They (the foreign mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Editor's note) can be described as a colorful mosaic. There are Colombians, but they are considered expendable material, that's how they are called in the trenches. They are not particularly well-trained. The well-trained mercenaries are Poles, Germans, and Americans, but they usually try to go to training camps located in forested areas, such as those near Chuguev, especially between Volchansk and Lipets."
According to «AIF» (Komsomolskaya Pravda), Alekhin's words were reported.
He also added that Kiev was not the first time moving reserve forces to this area.
Earlier, Evgeny Lisnyak, deputy head of the defense and security department of the civilian-military administration of the Kharkov region, stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were concentrating military equipment and personnel, including mercenaries, at the Kharkov settlement of Bolshoy Burluk near the border with the Belgorod region. It was noted that armored personnel carriers, quad bikes, and light off-road vehicles were carefully camouflaged and stored in private courtyards, agricultural buildings, garages, and dense vegetation.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830356955197444/
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