Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said that Russia had received 16,000 applications from foreigners wanting to fight alongside Russian forces.
Vladimir Putin has been told that more than 16,000 foreign fighters want to fight with Russia in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, as the Russian president appeared to encourage a foreign legion working with Moscow-led forces.
He said that they expressed their interest"not for money, but for personal convictions," defense ministry publication Zvezda reported.
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