Kremlin's interests in Africa: Russia plans to recruit mercenaries there for war against Ukraine
Monday, 25 December 2023, 15:10
The Russians are preparing an expedition to Africa to seek mercenaries for the war against Ukraine.
Source: Ukraine's National Resistance Center
Quote: "The enemy is currently conducting a recruiting campaign in the Kursk region, where it expects to recruit 50 to 100 soldiers and officers to fill the so-called "African Corps".
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It is created as a replacement for the mercenaries of the "Wagner" PMC, who operated in Africa, but were sent to Ukraine."
Details: The expansion of this contingent is reportedly planned for Burkina Faso, and the mercenaries' main activity will involve training and retraining new waves of local mercenaries to be sent to war against Ukraine.
Background:
- Russia is trying to increase its influence in poor countries in Africa to actually open a "second contact line" to oppose the West.
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