mercenary

Mr. Putin doesn’t pull the trigger on a national draft, which would save him billions he now spends on his mercenary army, because it might accelerate his own date with a lamppost.

Sudan's army has also accused it of providing weapons as well as mercenaries, including from Colombia, via neighbouring countries.

Sudan's army accuses the United Arab Emirates of supporting the group with weapons and mercenaries sent via African nations.

Both have left since the junta took over, and the military government has hired Russian mercenaries to tackle the insecurity.

At the time the Sudanese government rejected "foreign interference" and any attempts that equated it with a "racist terrorist militia that relies on foreign mercenaries".