Uppdatering från ryska försvarsministeriet. Enligt dom verkar det bara ha varit en tiondel utländska frivilliga, långt under de 70 000, som rapporterats av Ukraina och västmedia.
https://t.me/intelslava/25575
"New briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the main thing:
- As a result of the selfless actions of the Russian special forces group, the mosque was released, 29 militants were killed, including foreign mercenaries;
- The hostages, citizens of one of the CIS countries, were released and taken to a safe place;
- Surrounded and completely blocked in Mariupol on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant, the Ukrainian group was asked to voluntarily lay down their arms and surrender;
- In total, according to the Ukrainian servicemen who surrendered, up to 400 foreign mercenaries are now surrounded on the territory of the Azovstal enterprise as part of the Ukrainian group;
- Most of them are citizens of European countries, as well as Canada;
- In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the Kyiv nationalist regime has attracted 6,824 foreign mercenaries from 63 states to Ukraine;
- The most numerous group arrived from Poland - 1717 people. About one and a half thousand mercenaries arrived from the USA, Canada, and also Romania. From the UK and Georgia, each - up to 300 people;
- The vast majority of mercenaries are now distributed as part of Ukrainian groups in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkov, Odessa, Nikolaev and Mariupol;
- As a result of hostilities, the number of mercenaries is steadily declining and today is 4877 people;
- 1035 foreign mercenaries were destroyed in the fighting by the Russian armed forces. Another 912 mercenaries refused to participate in hostilities and fled the country".
