Shoigu: 5800 foreign mercenaries were killed in Ukraine
| The Minister of Defense of Russia announced that since the beginning of the military operation of this country's army in Ukraine, thousands of foreign mercenaries working with the Ukrainian army have been killed. |
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency quoted by Sputnik, “Sergei Shoigu” of the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on Monday that since the beginning of the country’s military operations in Ukraine, more than 5800 foreign mercenaries have been killed, who were killed alongside the army. Ukraine was fighting against Russia.
He also added that “NATO military forces participate in war operations under the title of mercenaries.” They operate air defense complexes of operational-tactical missiles and multiple missile launchers and are part of the offensive forces.”
According to this Russian general, NATO officers “directly” design the military operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Early in December, the Serbian newspaper Politika revealed in a report that Western mercenaries fighting alongside the Ukrainian army against Russia are leaving Ukraine because of the reduction American financial aid does not receive rights from Kyiv.
According to Politika, so far mercenaries from Canada, France, Australia and the Netherlands have left Ukraine.
The newspaper also added that “the courage in the hearts of foreign fighters is decreasing and they feel that the danger is gradually increasing.
According to the draft amendment of next year’s US budget published by Punchbowl News in early October, instead of approving 24 billion dollars in military and economic aid to Ukraine next year, the US Senate proposed approving 4 It has provided $5 billion in military aid and $1.65 billion in economic aid to Ukraine in fiscal year 2024; The fiscal year means from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.
Military aid is sent to Ukraine through the Pentagon (US Department of Defense) and economic aid through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country.
The White House previously requested approval of $24 billion in aid to Ukraine, and as part of that request, the administration is requesting additional allocations to US government agencies.
Ukraine’s government and army have received a lot of financial and military aid from Western countries led by the United States and other European countries since the beginning of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
