Putin’s chef, his (alleged) mercenaries and Russia’s grip on Africa

Mercenaries tasked with assassinating Ukraine’s Zelensky have left behind a trail of blood from Syria to Mali and the Central African Republic

21 March 2022 - 18:56 By Adri Kotze

Russia is suffering such heavy personnel losses in Ukraine that it is struggling to conduct offensive operations and is increasingly seeking to generate additional troops, according to a recent UK military defence intelligence update. ..

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