Not U.S., This Nation Sends Highest Number Of Foreign Mercenaries To Fight For Ukraine

The Russian Defence Ministry released the number of mercenaries killed in Ukraine amid the ongoing war. Moscow claimed that Russian troops killed nearly 6,000 mercenaries. Several countries have sent a big number of mercenaries to assist Ukrainian troops in the war.

Moscow Times – March 14, 2024

Russia said Thursday that its forces have killed nearly 6,000 foreign volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine since Moscow’s full-scale invasion over two years ago.

According to the Defense Ministry, 13,387 “foreign mercenaries” from dozens of countries have fought in Ukraine since February 2022.

Overall, Russian forces have killed 5,962 of those volunteer fighters, it said.

Leading the Defense Ministry’s tally were volunteers from Poland, where 1,497 out of 2,690 fighters were said to have been killed.

In addition, Russian forces were said to have killed 561 fighters from Georgia, 491 from the United States, 422 from Canada, 360 from Britain, 349 from Romania, 147 from France and 88 from Germany.

It was not possible to independently verify the claims.