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Sri Lankan mercenaries in Ukraine: FM says govt. has no control over what they do

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Dec 8, 2023Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, yesterday (07) said that the government could not do anything about the activities of ex-military officers overseas.Minister Sabry said so in response to The Island query whether the Sri Lankan law prohibited Sri Lankans from joining the armed forces of Ukraine. Three ex-military personnel including a former Special Forces officer serving with what is widely referred to as Ukrainian Foreign Legion aka…

Nepal tells Russia to stop recruiting its citizens as mercenaries after 6 die

AFP report, Dec 5, 2023Nepal said that six of its citizens had been killed while serving as mercenaries in the Russian army and another had been captured in Ukraine, confirming that Nepalis are fighting for Moscow. Kathmandu urged Moscow to stop the use of Nepali mercenaries and send any men serving back home. Nepal’s foreign ministry said it had received information on the death of the “six Nepali citizens while serving in the Russian army”,…