The media suggests it may indicate that Russia is recruiting local mercenaries for the war in Ukraine, but the Russian embassy said Ethiopians want to “show solidarity” with the Russian Federation.
Hundreds of men lined up in front of the Russian embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis Standard writes about it.
The media suggests it may indicate that Russia is recruiting local mercenaries for the war in Ukraine, but the Russian embassy said they were not involved in recruiting military personnel and said the men lined up the embassy wants to “show solidarity” with the Russian Federation.
“In this regard, once again expressing gratitude to all concerned citizens of Ethiopia, we inform you that the Embassy does not accept applications for conscription to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. We are confident that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has enough potential to fulfill all the responsible tasks assigned to them, ” – replied the embassy.
It was previously reported that Russia has deployed up to 20,000 mercenaries from Syria, Libya and other countries where fighting is taking place in the Donbass. And a few weeks ago there was a message that the first contingent of Syrian mercenaries had arrived in the Russian Federation to undergo military training before being sent to Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
