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Josh Salisbury

Russia offering men ‘lucrative’ payments to form new ground force in Ukraine, say British officials

Russian officials have begun offering men “lucrative” cash bonuses to fight in Ukraine amid “limited levels of popular enthusiasm” for combat, according to British defence chiefs.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday morning that the cash handouts were being offered in a bid to establish “a major new ground forces formulation”.

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