MOSCOW, October 3. /TASS/. Over 1,000 foreign mercenaries have been charged in absentia for fighting on the side of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement.

"The Russian Investigative Committee’s investigators continue to identify and prosecute the foreign nationals who are taking part in military operations on the side of Ukrainian armed units for a monetary reward. So far, 1,004 foreign citizens have been prosecuted in absentia. Criminal investigations have been completed in 185 cases against mercenaries, and 145 cases have led to indictments," the statement reads.

The committee added that over the previous two weeks, investigations had been completed into mercenaries from Finland, Sweden, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Spain and some other countries. In particular, Spanish national Arroba Mordillo, involved in the armed conflict as a mercenary since 2022, has been put on an international wanted list. Besides, an investigation has been finalized into former Swedish service member Nils Dahlgren, who took part in military operations as a mercenary and trained other mercenaries to make bombs for a cash reward. Dahlgren has also been declared internationally wanted.