Mercenaries are attracted not only by high income, but also by the opportunity to avoid participation in the war against Ukraine.
Russia is forming detachments of so-called military instructors for further dispatch to African countries to expand influence in this territory. This was announced by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Wednesday, January 17.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, Moscow is also conducting “persistent recruiting” in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, especially in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The contracts are proposed to be signed by military reserves of the Russian Army – specialists in the service of Russian-made air defense systems, military sailors and some other specialists in the military-technical field.
The deals were designed for several years with a monthly salary commensurate with the monetary support of the Russian occupiers fighting in Ukraine. Mercenaries are attracted not only by high income, but also by the opportunity to avoid participation in the war against Ukraine.
“Moscow sees the purpose of sending the appropriate contingent to expand its influence in Africa,” the Main Intelligence Directorate said.
Earlier it was reported that Russia, after attracting PMCs Wagner has earned more than $2.5 billion from the African gold trade since the start of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine.
Source: korrespondent
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