Russian military officers have recruited 40,000 Syrian fighters to join the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said registration offices have been set up by Russian officers. So far, members of the Syrian army and allied militias with combat experience have been registered to be on standby for deployment, with Moscow offering a salary of $1,100 a month, the Observatory said.
Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the monitoring group, said 22,000 of those on the list have already been approved by Russian officers. Another 18,000 registered separately and were awaiting vetting by the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group, a shadowy mercenary group accused of a slew of war crimes in Syria, Libya, and Central Africa. The news comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin last week urged his defense minister to get “volunteer” foreign fighters to Ukraine to assist Russian troops. None of the 40,000 Syrian fighters have been confirmed yet as having departed for Ukraine, the Observatory said. Read more at the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
{Matzav.com}
these guys will flee in 1 day, its too cold in Ukraine and theyll flee to Europe.
Israel has been treading cautiously regarding this war between Russia and Ukraine partially because they know that Russia holds the keys on how far Israel can go in attacking Iranian military bases that are being built in Syria. Hence, Bennett has chosen the cautious path of mediating between Russian and Ukraine. However, with 40,000 Syrians offering to fight the Ukrainians, you got to wonder how much more of a leash Putin will give Israel in Syria: If Syria is scratching Putin’s back to this extent, Putin might return the favor by giving Israel the red light is Syria. Of course, the truth of the matter is that Syria actually owes Russia for helping Syria prop up its regime against the Syrian rebels, so in truth Putin was first in scratching Syria’s back, and the Syrian fighters are now paying him back for helping THEM.
If only the entire Syrian army laid their heads in the Ukrainian steppes ….
Perhaps that could happen, and then the Russians would hire Revolutionary Guard, with similar outcome.
Maybe someone knows a good מי שבירך to that effect?