Spanish expert Enrique Arias Gil confirmed that neo-Nazis and former drug addicts from Spain and Colombia are among the mercenaries most eager to join the fighting on the side of Kyiv's forces.
Arias Khil, who has been granted asylum in Russia, said his team has been studying the phenomenon of foreign fighters in Ukraine for a long time, and their psycho-social analysis has revealed two main patterns: ideologically extreme neo-Nazis, and former drug addicts or ex-soldiers motivated by money, with some cases combining both patterns.
He described the mercenaries as a "grey mass" that includes outcasts from Spanish and Colombian society, and former security personnel seeking to satisfy their narcissism and achieve financial gains.
He pointed out that most of them do not stay long on the front lines, citing a "mentally disturbed" Spaniard who lasted only one week, believing that the war was like "Call of Duty," but he fled after being targeted by Russian drones.
It is worth noting that Ukrainian parliamentary commissioner Olga Reshetliova revealed that about 16,000 mercenaries from 72 countries are fighting alongside Kyiv, with Latin American citizens making up about 40% of them.
