Will Russia turn to Syrian mercenaries for its Ukraine fight?
Evidence is emerging that the Syrian government and its Russian military partners are recruiting Syrian fighters for potential deployment to the former Soviet state.
As Russia’s war on Ukraine escalates, there is emerging evidence that the Syrian government and its Russian military partners are recruiting Syrian fighters for potential deployment to the former Soviet state, a move that would further stain the Kremlin’s image and constitute a blatant breach of international law.
Syrians for Truth and Justice, an independent civil society organization that has been monitoring the more than decade-long Syrian conflict, announced in a report today that it had interviewed at least two Syrians based in Damascus’ countryside who witnessed the recruitment effort for service alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
