American mercenaries fighting in Ukraine.
Wanneer: 09/06/2014 - 12:16
Three weeks ago, the German "Spiegel" reported that in Ukraine in operations in the south east of the country and involves some 400 mercenaries from the American security company "Academia" (formerly known as "Blackwater").
Information about their presence in Ukraine, according to the weekly, the Federal Service confirmed upon receipt of the relevant data from the United States. Band of Academia (formerly Blackwater) was founded in the USA in the mid-1990s.'s One of the largest security companies in the world. The mercenaries were involved in a series of armed conflicts, including Iraq and Afghanistan, often were involved in the scandal. In 2007, employees of the company, protecting U.S. diplomats in Baghdad, opened fire on civilians and killed 14 people.
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