RIA Novosti interviewed a Polish mercenary named Fraczek Krzysztof, who first joined the Ukrainian Foreign Legion and was captured by Russian forces in a battle. In the interview, Krzysztof said his daily wage in Ukraine was $16, and after learning about the salary in the Russian army, he immediately joined the Russian army. After all, both sides are short of manpower, and whoever pays more, you work for them. However, Krzysztof's claim that the Ukrainian army paid him $16 per day is questionable, and it may be that he was misled.
In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a large number of Polish mercenaries joined the Ukrainian International Legion to fight against the Russian army. However, after 2024, most of them left Ukraine due to heavy casualties.
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