Mercenaries
Coverage of Mercenaries in the Nexus archive.
- Russia lures African soldiers to deadly front in Ukraine
Russia has suffered 1.5 million casualties in its war against Ukraine, including 500,000 killed since the conflict began. To address recruitment shortages, Russia is enlisting mercenaries from distant regions, including African soldiers, to fight on the Ukrainian front.
- Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan
A rights group has accused the United Arab Emirates of serving as a transit point for mercenaries traveling to Sudan. The UAE has denied involvement in the civil war and stated it investigates alleged links.
- Greek police using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across border
Greek police are allegedly using masked migrants, possibly recruited mercenaries, to forcibly push other migrants back across the border. The BBC reports that such illegal migrant 'pushbacks' have been occurring since at least 2020.
- Greek police using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across border
Greek police are allegedly using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across the border. Mercenaries have been recruited since at least 2020 to carry out illegal migrant 'pushbacks' in Greece, according to BBC reports.