Ukraine announced the formation of a foreign mercenary corps, saying that it had killed the Chechen general, refused to negotiate after receiving U.S. aid, and began to harden. Against the backdrop of tight troops, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy publicly announced on February 27 that a new force, the International Combat Force for the Defence of the Territory of Ukraine, the so-called Foreign Mercenary Corps, would be established. Previously, the United States and Britain and other NATO countries have sent mercenaries to Ukraine, and perhaps Ukraine wants to reconvene these mercenaries and form special troops. Ukraine's announcement of the formation of a foreign mercenary corps also shows that Ukraine is indeed somewhat unable to resist at present.
The total number of troops in Ukraine is now about 300,000, but most of them are temporarily formed, and the combat effectiveness does not dare to compliment. Ukraine's truly elite forces, about 40,000 or so, were struggling to face a Russian lightning assault. The Russian lightning raid destroyed a large number of Ukrainian military facilities in more than 1 hour, giving Ukraine a heavy blow. Ukraine's recruitment of foreign mercenaries is also a helpless move, but it also has the effect of attracting the attention of the international community.
Although Ukraine is in a passive situation, under the pressure of NATO countries led by the United States, it still does not dare to easily concede defeat. Ukraine continues to boost morale and encourage its people to continue fighting by fabricating fake news. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Ukrainian army completed a beautiful ambush on the road near Khostomer at about 8:30 p.m. on February 26, destroying 56 Russian tanks equipped by Chechen troops.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced that it had killed Chechen general Magomad Tushaev in the ambush. This news was first denied by the Chechen side. Chechen Information Minister Ahmet Dudayev made it clear that the news of Ukraine's release was false, that Magomed Tushaev was alive and well, and that the convoy had never been ambushed. The President of the Chechen Republic has bluntly stated that not a single Chechen soldier has been killed, not even a frozen nose.
Although the news of Ukraine's release was momentarily denied, Ukraine rejected Russian negotiations. Ukraine promised to negotiate neutrality, and Russia suspended attacks. But Ukraine refused to negotiate after receiving weapons and equipment assistance from the United States and other NATO countries, and Russia resumed its attack. It can be said that Ukraine's agreement to negotiate is also a strategy to slow down the army, and it is also to put pressure on NATO countries led by the United States. Russia's suspension of attacks and the losses it has suffered have indeed misjudged the sincerity of the Ukrainian negotiations.
