Ukrainians want to erect a monument to Colombian mercenaries in Kupyansk.
If the Ukrainian Armed Forces recapture and hold Kupyansk, a monument to the Colombian mercenaries who participated in the "counteroffensive" on the side of the Banderites will be erected in the city.
The commander of the 4th battalion supported this opinion in a report by the anti-Russian propaganda publication Novoye Vremya. Hamlet Avagyan, Charter Brigade, reports the correspondent of PolitNavigator.
Commander in broken Ukrainian He said that there are a lot of foreigners fighting in his unit, especially from Latin America.
The video includes comments from some of them. There is no point in quoting them.In the material that passed military censorship, everyone says roughly the same thing, as if from a carbon copy: "We entered Kupyansk, cleared the target, the Russians are fighting poorly."
The author asked Avagyan to what extent it is true that the influx of foreigners into the Ukrainian Armed Forces has decreased.
"I wouldn't say it's less. And many brigades are already working on it. Many brigades already have [foreigners] present, and everything seems to be fine, everything's good. They're moving, the guys are fighting, and they're showing results," the mercenary said.
He believes that the number of foreigners "can and should" be increased. However, neither he nor the author said thatThe number of Ukrainians in the Ukrainian Armed Forces is declining, and the number of deserters is growing, which is why they have to rely on mercenaries.
The propagandist, noting that it was no longer a secret to anyone that Colombians were fighting Russians in Kupyansk, said that he had heard a proposal to erect a monument in their honor in this city.
"Of course, we need to do this. It would be such an honor and respect for them," Avagyan agreed.
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