Russia has sent more than 500 experienced Syrian mercenaries to Ukraine - the media

According to journalists, more than 500 Syrian mercenaries were transferred to Russia to Ukraine. It is about experienced fighters who were recruited from units who fought for the government troops of Bashar Al-Assad against the militants of "Islamic State of Iraq and Levant". Insiders claim that servicemen, including those from the Fifth Corps, Tiger forces and Al-Kuds Brigades, were recruited through former rebels and representatives of the Wagner Group.

"About 1000 Syrian mercenaries were sent to Russia for training, but only half of them went to Ukraine. The main task of fighters is to ensure the safety and protection of areas under the control of Wagner and other groups in Lugansk and Donetsk. Front to participate in hostilities, if there is an emergency or urgent need, "the newspaper reads. In a comment, the Ukrainian insider confirmed that Kyiv has information about the transfer of Syrian mercenaries to the occupied territories.

Other sources note that the recruited ones have not yet been sent to the front because of the language barrier and incorrect coordination of hostilities. The material of the publication also states that mercenaries can serve in the ranks of the private army "Shield" and the informal neo -Nazi unit of the Rusich DSHRG, which is directly subordinated to the Wagner PEC. "The Syrians are not involved in real fighting, they mostly perform the functions of a rear near the front line.

However, there are a small number of mercenaries who work in artillery," another interlocutor of British journalists added. It should be noted that at the end of October, The Foreign Policy wrote about Russia's desire to transfer Afghan special forces to Ukraine, who were left "in the back of the Taliban" after the US troops were released. Journalists claim that the recruitment of experienced fighters is the Wagner PEC.