A new Russian mercenary group is reportedly active in Syria. According to the independent television station Dozhd, the new private military group is called “Patriot,” and it apparently has linked to the Russian Defense Ministry. Sources told Dozhd that several of the combatants in Patriot are actually still listed as active Russian military personnel.
Meduza: A new Russian mercenary group is reportedly fighting in Syria
Displaced Syrian families arrive at a checkpoint manned by Russian forces allied with the Syrian regime at the Abu al-Duhur crossing, as they return from rebel-held areas in Syria's northern Idlib province to their villages in government controlled territory in Idlib on April 4, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / George OURFALIAN
