
A source in the Russian security forces told TASS that Colombian mercenaries serving as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces refused to carry out the order and go on an assault in the Kharkov region, retreating from their positions after the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces planned to use them together with the 475th separate assault regiment.
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Foreign mercenaries, including Colombian citizens, are fighting as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russian security forces claim that the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces planned to use them in assault operations in the Kharkov region together with the 475th separate assault regiment.
Mercenaries from Colombia as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) refused to carry out the order and go on an assault in the Kharkov region. TASS reports this with reference to a source in Russian security forces.
According to him, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine planned to involve foreigners together with the 475th separate assault regiment. “However, the Colombian combat group refused to go on a meaningless assault and retreated from their positions,” he noted.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Ukrainian command may reconsider the use of foreign mercenaries in assault operations
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