From where Russians come to fight in Ukraine: Infographics


Internet users are collecting information about Russian soldiers who are fighting or ever fought in Donbas. They mark dwelling places of militants and professional soldiers on a special map.

The intruders from Russia are grouped (captured by Ukrainians; killed in Ukraine; seen with weapons in Ukraine) and mapped with different symbols. According to lostivan.com, most Russians who are invading Ukraine now live in european Russia, but there are some mercenaries from Yakutia and Magadan.

Both Russian professional soldiers and volunteers are seeing action in Donbas. Special websites have been made for recruiting mercenaries. At the moment terrorists’ helpmates are seeking ‘males over 25 years’ for taking part in military actions. “A person’s wish to participate in war comes from the bottom of their hearts and is determined by pursuit of justice, which is typical for a Russian man,” a website says.

According to Ukraine’s intellingence service, about 2,000 citizens of Russia have been killed since the conflict in Donbas started.

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