- Sputnik International, 1920, 25.02.2022
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

About 4,990 Foreign Fighters Killed by Russian Forces Since Beginning of Military Op in Ukraine

© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov / Go to the mediabankRussian servicemen of a volunteer unit of Central Military District load ammunition into a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle during a combat training in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine
Russian servicemen of a volunteer unit of Central Military District load ammunition into a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle during a combat training in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.07.2023
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Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that Kiev has intensified recruitment of mercenaries to hide heavy losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during long-advertized counteroffensive. Ukraine is trying to recruit fighters in the US and Canada, including with the help of the CIA, as well as in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Many Polish and German mercenaries were killed on July 6 as a result of Russia's long-range missile strike on a military academy in the city of Lvov in western Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
"According to confirmed information, on July 6, as a result of a group strike with long-range, sea-launched high-precision weapons on the territory of the [Ukrainian armed forces'] ground forces academy in the city of Lvov, a large number of Polish and German mercenaries stationed there were eliminated," the ministry said.
Ukrainian servicemen attend a training exercise in the Donetsk region on April 7, 2023 - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.05.2023
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
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A total of 4,990 foreign mercenaries have been eliminated since the start of Russia's military operation, with 4,910 having fled combat zone, leaving Ukraine, the ministry said.
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