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Russia, Ukraine, United States
Ex-Blackwater trains pro-Kyiv Russian volunteers

Russian volunteers fighting on the Ukrainian side have benefited from the expertise of Erik Prince's private American military company Academi, the former Blackwater. [...]

Published on 18.12.2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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