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Thank you, Otto Kat!

You are the first one 🎉

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2/ For those curious, our October estimate is about $800 -covering satellite imagery, data purchases, and third-party services that support our investigations. We skipped asking for donations in September, using what was left from August, but now we need your support again

Yes, they do. We track some of their equipment and vehicles, they don’t send everything to the front lines. We believe they’re trying to preserve some. I can say that they still have hundreds of functional and currently operational tanks outside of frontlines, but I can't give you a specific number

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In the coming days, our team will release a major investigation into a new, unannounced Russian tank and tank production plans for the years ahead - made possible by your donations in August. Meanwhile, we ask for your support for October. We have a few surprises!

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Another resident of Leningrad Oblast, Russia’s so-called cultural capital, filmed the highly successful aftermath of a Ukrainian drone strike on Kirishinefteorgsintez, narrating the fire show in a truly colorful display of Russian expletives.

Warning: Mature Language

During a Ukrainian drone strike on one of Russia’s largest refineries, a local woman filmed herself delivering highly intellectual commentary on the chaos unfolding in the sky, with a total lack of self-reflection and an inability to connect cause and effect (Subtitles in English included)

The appearance of a Ukrainian drone in Russian airspace has sparked a heated debate among local experts over how to classify the flying object - in the finest OSINT community spirit on the X platform

A Ukrainian one-way drone casually cruises thousands of kilometers from the border, over a Russian refinery in Orenburg Oblast, projecting full confidence and dominance. Terrified guards fire a few weak shots, all misses, proving utterly useless.

That’s from Africa and Middle East only, with full dataset - name, DOB, citizenship, contract start date, unit etc.
These are people which are confirmed

The actual number of all mercenaries is over 10000 - there are a lot from Central Asia, Caucasus, Cuba, Serbia, India, Nepal etc.

Over 10 thousand in total

The total number of mercenaries fighting for Russia is close to one division, in size

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11/ Thank you for reading. In the coming weeks, we will release more materials on mercenaries from different continents, offering further details on mercenaries fighting for Russia. If you find our work useful, you can support us via the BuyMeACoffee:

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10/ Based on another dataset of 3081 mercenary records from around the world, the vast majority of recruits are assigned to infantry, assault, or other combat roles. This indicates that, despite Russian promises of non-combat positions, such assurances are unlikely to be honored

9/ According to information provided by the
I Want To Live project, more than 100 POWs from 34 countries, excluding Russia, are currently held in Ukrainian custody. It also appears that not all countries are eager to secure the return of their citizens.

8/ Overall, recruitment in Africa and Middle East is accelerating rapidly. Out of all records, 1,045 included a contract signing date, allowing us to track the trend: in 2023, there were 146 contracts; in 2024, 248; and in just the first six months of 2025 we identified 651 cases

7/ Surprisingly, we found very few records from the Central African Republic, despite Russia’s long-standing presence and influence there. In Mali, where the African Corps is also active, only 38 mercenaries were documented to join Russia's army - just two fewer than in Algeria

6/ Respectively to its geographic and population size, The Gambia stands out - 42 confirmed records for a country of 2.7 million population. In comparison, while Egypt is the biggest total number provider, its population is over 115 millions

5/ While Egyptian cases dominate, they are not the only ones. Cameroon and Ghana follow with 199 and 180 documented cases, respectively. The data also confirm earlier reports of Yemeni participation, with at least 49 citizens. Surprisingly, Iraqis outnumber Iranians: 85 to 6

4/ According to the provided MIA card, Egyptian citizen Al-Hudi Amr Ashraf Abdelbari, born July 8, 1989, went missing near Verkhnokamianka during an assault against Ukrainian forces. According to the report, he disappeared following a UAV-dropped munition hit on July 11, 2024

3/ We requested materials from the Ukrainian project
I Want To Live, which deals with POWs from all countries fighting for Russia, to see whether they have matching documents. Their records confirmed several individuals have been listed in Russia as missing in action:

2/ According to available data, Egypt is the leading contributor, with 291 documented cases. While the full roster of mercenaries remains incomplete, Egyptians make up nearly 25% of the more than 1200 records we have manually reviewed.

Russia is exploiting economic struggles in developing nations, luring thousands of Africans with promises of escaping poverty - only for many to end up KIA or missing. Key findings from Frontelligence Insight’s analysis of unique mercenary records in Africa and the Middle East:

Silent Exodus: Rising Desertions in the Russian Army Our research, based on tens of thousands of personal records, shows that the typical deserter in the Russian army is a 37-year-old male under contract, and that his chance of desertion in 2025 doubled...

3/ One of such studies, with unique data, based on tens of thousands of Russian records, was published on our Substack yesterday. We recommend everyone to read it if you want to learn about the doubling of desertion rates in the Russian army this year

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Russia’s military rearmament, especially weapon production numbers, reveals much about its future plans. These numbers are usually hidden in classified documents, a problem Frontelligence Insight, with help from insiders, has solved. For the first time, we can share some of them:

Company and battalion commanders don't care whether relatives receive benefits. On the other hand, they are held accountable for high desertion rates, as it reflects "weak leadership". Executions, as punishment for battlefield desertion or disobedience, are applied as a deterrent, yes.

Most of this happens due to bureaucratic errors, not intentionally. Payments are not processed by company, battalion, or regiment commanders, who don't care much about it.

On the opposite, desertions negatively influence commanders, since the higher command punishes units with high desertion rates