#乌总统: The first batch of 16,000 foreign mercenaries arrived in Ukraine #
On the 9th day of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the delegations of the two sides had already held a second round of negotiations in Belarus the previous day and had reached agreement on a temporary ceasefire and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor. However, the large-scale exchange of fire between Russian and Ukrainian troops in Ukraine is still continuing, and there is a trend of intensification.
In recent days, Western sanctions against Russia have been increasing, and support for Ukraine has become more and more high-profile. Recently, the United States once again announced the supply of a batch of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine to help Ukraine fight against the Russian army.
And Ukraine, because of the support of Western countries, is now more and more confident in the frontal battlefield. According to reports, on March 3, local time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces Command announced: From now on, Ukraine will turn from defense to attack and enter the stage of comprehensive counter-offensive.
According to the Ukrainian side, since Russia declared war on Ukraine on the 24th, the Ukrainian armed forces have been mainly defensive and rarely take the initiative to attack the Russian army.
With the continuous advancement of the Russian army, many ukrainian cities have been controlled by the Russian army. Now that the Ukrainian side has announced that it has turned defense into an offensive, it means that Ukraine may have to counterattack the Jedi.
Many people may be confused about Ukraine's decision: since they have the confidence that the counter-offensive will succeed, why not counterattack in the first place?
In fact, the strength of the Ukrainian armed forces alone can never compete with the steel torrent of the Russian army. Now the reason why Ukraine has decided to turn from defense to attack is not because they intend to fight, but because they have waited for "reinforcements".
Although since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War, Western countries have made it clear that they will not send troops to Ukraine to participate in the war, but recently 16,000 mercenaries from many Western countries have arrived in Ukraine to participate in the war.
Previously, on February 27, Zelenskiy announced the formation of the "International Legion" and called on professionals from other countries to go to Ukraine to fight.
On March 3, local time, Zelenskiy announced that 16,000 mercenaries had arrived in Ukraine and that they would participate in the fighting against Russia. It is reported that most of these mercenaries come from Western countries, and most of them are retired soldiers or retired mercenaries.
Since most Of the United States and most Other Western countries did not send troops directly, these mercenaries all traveled to Ukraine on their own. But according to sources, all the costs of their trip to Ukraine do not need to be paid for by themselves.
A European country funded the mercenaries through a private security company, the sources said. This means that they travel to Ukraine to fight not only without spending money, but also making money.
Because zelenskiy had said when he announced the formation of the "International Legion" that although these people were called volunteers, they would still receive subsidies from the Kiev authorities.
Therefore, among the current foreign mercenaries who are going to Ukraine to participate in the war, it is not excluded that some people come to make money. But others made it clear that they were fighting to "help" Ukraine.
In this regard, the Russian side recently issued a strong warning to these mercenaries, saying that once the mercenaries are captured by the Russian army, they will not enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war, because they are not worthy.
The Russian side recently said that the Russian army fighting in Ukraine has found mercenaries from Western countries on the battlefield. For these people, the Russian army will treat them as "war spies".
At present, the Russian military has issued an official statement, saying that the Russian side will file a lawsuit against the Western mercenary corps to the International Military Tribunal, and what awaits them will be the sanctions of the military tribunal.
Because most of these mercenaries are retired soldiers or retired mercenaries, they act more ruthlessly than the active military, so the Russian army is currently facing no small threat.
However, with the number of mercenaries, it is not yet able to exert too much pressure on the Russian army, nor will it have much impact on the frontal battlefield between Russia and Ukraine.
On the contrary, the impact of mercenaries on Ukrainian civilians is more worthy of attention, because mercenaries are not governed by battlefield laws, so they are usually very ruthless, and they do not care whether they hurt civilians.
Previously, in the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, mercenaries from Western countries had become infamous because they acted recklessly. Now in Ukraine, they are also very likely to commit extreme events. Therefore, the Establishment of the so-called "International Legion" by the Ukrainian authorities and the encouragement of Western mercenaries to go to Ukraine to participate in the war are completely self-inflicted.