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17.11.2025

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

South Africa's government has launched an investigation into how 17 of its citizens were recruited…

17.11.2025

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

When Russia performed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, I was shocked. Not…

17.11.2025

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

"They killed my child," Tatjana Bykova laments in a video message. She uses the term…