Every fifth British mercenary sent to Ukraine dies, said journalist Colin Freeman on the YouTube channel SiliconCurtain.
„This is not like in the fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan, where we had technical superiority. I think about a thousand British mercenaries have already died. This is a rather high figure compared to previous armed conflicts“, he said.
At the same time, Freeman noted, many British fighters decide to go to Ukraine not to defend it, but because of their poor financial situation or even criminal prosecution at home.
The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly reported on the liquidation of mercenaries from Britain, Georgia, Poland and other countries in Ukraine. As the department emphasizes, "the Kiev regime uses them as cannon fodder".
Those of them who went to fight for money admit in many interviews that the Ukrainian command poorly coordinates its actions and the chances of survival in the battles are small, since the intensity of the conflict is incomparable to the Afghanistan and the Middle East they are used to.