Ukraine compensates for the lack of soldiers with Colombian troops
| Ukraine imports soldiers from Colombia to continue the war with Russia. |
The International Group of Fars News Agency, Colombian soldiers voluntarily and at the request of the President of Ukraine enter Kiev to join this country to fight against Russia.
According to the Associated Press, the Colombian army has been fighting drug cartels and rebel groups for decades, which has made the soldiers of this country one of the most experienced soldiers in the world.
Colombia, with an army of 250,000 people, has the second largest army in Latin America after Brazil, and every year more than 10,000 people retire there, and now hundreds more of them are in They are at war with Ukraine.
According to the reports, the salary received by these soldiers from the Ukrainian government is four times more than the income of experienced officers in Colombia.
Previously retired Colombian soldiers started going abroad to work for US military contractors protecting oil well infrastructure in Iraq. Some of the army retirees of this country also worked as trainers in the United Arab Emirates. has allowed them to join the army of this country on a voluntary basis and by receiving salaries. have been and are busy serving. The first wave of volunteers came from former Soviet countries or English-speaking countries. The forces whose mastery of Russian or English language made it easier for them to work in the Ukrainian army.
A retired doctor from Colombia has stated in this regard that Latin American immigrant forces go to another country only in search of a better future; These are not volunteers who want to defend the flag of another country, but they enter Ukraine only with economic motivation. and receive bonuses, in Ukraine every member of the armed forces, regardless of which country he is a citizen of, receives up to 3,300 dollars per month.
If they are injured, they will receive up to 28,660 dollars depending on the extent of their injuries. In addition, if they are killed in the war, their families will be compensated 400,000 dollars. End of message
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