The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated a detachment of Libyans and Syrians in Popasna. In total, there are up to 500 such mercenaries in Donbas

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Kostia Andreikovets
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Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said that in the east, Armed Forces of Ukraine fighters killed a detachment of Libyans and Syrians.

He told Radio NV about it.

"Today we have photos of these people who were killed in the city of Popasna, Luhansk region [...]. The detachment was completely destroyed. It was small — about 20-25 people. It is difficult to say how many of them roam Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, which have been partially occupied since 2014. But I donʼt think there are thousands of them. It can be 300-500 people", Danilov said.

He added that the destroyed mercenaries were part of Wagnerʼs Private Military Company.