professional soldiers
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They now appear to form the majority of Russia's new recruits, as opposed to professional soldiers who joined the army before the invasion or those mobilised for military service afterwards.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
These were professional soldiers who were paid by a company called the Wagner Group.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jun. 27, 2023
The U.S. government estimated in December that Wagner had 10,000 professional soldiers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Posters seeking professional soldiers have sprung up in the Russian capital in recent weeks declaring that "Our Profession is to defend the Motherland."
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2023
Most history textbooks about the colonial period refer to the militias, which were organized groups of armed farmers or townspeople, not trained professional soldiers.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
