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US Cannot Hide Its Role in Ukrainian Crisis, Mercenaries Prove Direct Involvement, Expert Says

Four foreign mercenaries attempting to infiltrate Russia's Bryansk region were eliminated by Russian forces on Sunday, the Federal Security Service (FSB) announced. Items proving their foreign origin were found on the dead saboteurs, and one of them had a US military tattoo on his body, the FSB said.
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Despite numerous attempts by the American side to conceal its direct involvement in multiple operations against Russia in Ukraine, and only stating its role in coordinating logistical, military, and financial support, American forces are among various mercenary groups fighting on the side of the Kiev regime against Russia, Ruhollah Modabber, a political scientist and expert in international relations, told Sputnik, commenting on the participation of foreign mercenaries in the attempted incursion into Russia's Bryansk region.
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The expert added that some of the mercenaries are veterans, while others are active American officers.

"Russia’s special military operation is directed at combating this organized neo-Nazi terrorist network created by the US and NATO in Ukraine," he said, adding: "Over time, many foreign mercenaries have been captured or killed, including Americans. During a recent operation, when Kiev regime forces invaded the Bryansk region, American forces were observed among those who infiltrated and were gathering intelligence for sabotage planning."

According to him, the US cannot hide behind various facades; it has been emphasized multiple times that the Ukrainian crisis has American and British roots. Some people naively approach this issue, failing to see the roots of the Ukrainian crisis and falling into the trap of Western and NATO propaganda.

"Today, Russia is directly fighting a multidimensional, organized terrorist network," Ruhollah Modabber stated.

Russia is defending the security of independent nations in a new world order against an organized NATO terrorist network led by the US, the UK, and France, he concluded.