Russian mercenary group recruits women to fight in Ukraine - UK MoD

31.10.2023 - 01:23 euronews.com

A Russian mercenary group is attempting to recruit women for combat roles in Ukraine, according to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

In its daily intelligence briefing for Monday, the MoD said that Redut - a state-backed private military company - is appealing for women to work as snipers and drone operators in its Borz Battalion.Redut - formerly known as Shield - has links to the GRU, Russia's foreign intelligence agency.

It is part of a group of mercenary forces that protect commercial operations of Russian companies, and has been deployed in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.

Composed of former Russian special forces and members of the Wagner mercenary group, Redut was reportedly involved in the plot to assassinate Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the early days of the war.

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