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Russian mercenary force Wagner Group sent to eastern Ukraine, says UK
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Destroyed homes attacked by Russian forces are pictured in the village of Bachtanka near Mykolaiv, a key city on the road to Odessa, Ukraine's biggest port on March 27, 2022. (BULENT KILIC / AFP)
Russia’s Wagner Group has been deployed to eastern Ukraine, the UK’s ministry of defense says, adding that more than 1,000 mercenaries are likely to join the war.
“Russian Private Military Company the Wagner Group has deployed to eastern Ukraine,” the ministry of defense writes in a tweet. “They are expected to deploy more than 1,000 mercenaries, including senior leaders of the organization, to undertake combat operations.”
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