The Russian Foreign Ministry admitted today that ‘dozens’ of Russian nationals had died in the American airstrike in Syria as a Russian mercenary-led force attacked American-backed positions near an oilfield near Deir Ezzor. The ministry had formerly admitted five Russian nationals were killed. American command elements declared they contacted Russian…
A U.S. military airstrike has killed over 100 Pro-regime soldiers fighting for the Assad government, against anti-Assad rebels. Russian contract soldiers were killed in the attack. Russian Attack Jet Shot Down Over Syria By Rebels, Pilot Dead According to Igor Girkin, an ex-commander of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, two…
Russia’s use of mercenaries in hybrid warfare is well-documented. However, there has been no official Russian acknowledgement of large numbers of Russian ground troops fighting in Syria. SkyNews was able to interview two men anonymously, called Alexander and Dmitry, who described a large training program for a mercenary army trained…