MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/. Around 600 foreign mercenaries sign up with the Ukrainian armed forces every month, TASS has learnt reviewing publications of one of the Ukrainian armed forces' Foreign Recruitment Centers (FRC).

"Currently, more than 10,000 foreign volunteers from 75 countries serve in the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Every month, around 600 new volunteers enlist and join the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces," according to a post by the center.

TASS also learned which units are most in need of foreign mercenaries. According to the Foreign Recruitment Center, the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces currently has the greatest shortage of foreign specialists. Next come the Ukrainian army’s 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, the 33rd Separate Assault Regiment, and the 13th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.

In September 2025, Russian security agencies reported that about 20,000 foreign mercenaries were fighting on the side of the Ukrainian armed forces.

As the Russian Defense Ministry previously reported, mercenaries from various countries have been fighting for the Ukrainian armed forces. They are used by the Kiev regime as "cannon fodder," and no one in the Ukrainian military command spares their lives. Russian troops continue to eliminate mercenaries.