From the Wagner army to the Chechens: who are the Russian mercenaries in Ukraine

LONDON – According to Times of London, “there are allegedly hundreds of Russian mercenaries in Ukraine who have been ordered to behead the local government and kill President Volodymyr Zelensky.” Moscow has consistently denied hiring similar armies or paramilitaries to subvert the political order of the Ukraine it invaded last week. However, according to several reports, there are all signs that this is happening.