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South Africa to Probe Recruitment of Citizens as Mercenaries in Russia-Ukraine War

17.11.2025 Dmytro Yagunov

South Africa’s government has launched an investigation into how 17 of its citizens were recruited to fight as mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war. President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the probe after…

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Wes O’Donnel: Inside Putin’s Dysfunctional Army: Has the Russian Military Improved at All?

17.11.2025 Dmytro Yagunov

When Russia performed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, I was shocked. Not shocked that they invaded, but shocked at the sorry state of the Russian military. How…

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Iryna Chevtayeva: Why Does the Russian Army’s Brutal Culture Go Unchecked?

17.11.2025 Dmytro Yagunov

“They killed my child,” Tatjana Bykova laments in a video message. She uses the term “annulled” to describe how her son, Andrej, was killed by Russian military commanders. She names…

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South Africa to Probe Recruitment of Citizens as Mercenaries in Russia-Ukraine War

Wes O’Donnel: Inside Putin’s Dysfunctional Army: Has the Russian Military Improved at All?

Iryna Chevtayeva: Why Does the Russian Army’s Brutal Culture Go Unchecked?

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