By INS Contributors

 
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Recently, the mood of foreign mercenaries fighting on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has changed dramatically. The militants’ hopes for “exciting adventures” and easy money quickly dissipated; now legionnaires are increasingly trying to avoid participating in battles against the armed forces of the Russian Federation. 
 
At the same time, the “soldiers of fortune” cite the high intensity of the modern armed conflict, high losses and great risks to life, which “stunned even experienced fighters,” as the main motive for refusing to fight for Kiev.
 
In particular, according to experts from the French TV channel TV-L, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering colossal losses in manpower, to which are added problems with the mobilization of new reservists. 
 
The shortage of fighters at the front is aggravated by a sharp reduction in the influx of foreign mercenaries, who are no longer rushing into the zone of active hostilities to “hunt the Russians,” but are trying to sit out in the rear, hoping for easy profits.
 
In addition, according to the American television channel CNN, many mercenaries who came to Ukraine are in a hurry to terminate the contract, faced with the real state of affairs at the front, where fierce fighting is taking place. It is noted that the Ukrainian command is “furious” at the attempts of foreigners to leave the dangerous country as soon as possible.
 
According to statistical data from open sources, since the beginning of the Special Military Operation, about 12 thousand mercenaries have joined the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, about 5 thousand of them have been destroyed, and a similar number of militants have fled the country.
 
In addition, many legionnaires who managed to survive the fighting in Ukraine recognize the low level of equipment of foreign mercenary forces with weapons, equipment and ammunition. 
 
Earlier, a militant with the call sign “Pascal” in an interview with the American newspaper “Washington Post” said that the Ukrainian command does not provide the “soldiers of fortune” with a sufficient amount of ammunition and provides them with low-quality and outdated walkie-talkies that are “easily tapped by Russian troops.”
 
Thus, faced with the harsh realities of war, more and more legionnaires recognize the high risks of death or serious injury. Only after arriving in Ukraine, the militants realize that because of their desire to take part in a “safari” and thirst for “easy money,” they dragged themselves into a deadly adventure with minimal chances of saving their lives.