This undated photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries in northern Mali.
This undated photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries in northern Mali.
  • Russia's defense ministry created a new military unit this summer called the Africa Corps. 
  • The unit announced a recruitment campaign targeting former Wagner mercenaries and Ukraine war veterans.
  • It's promising a "high" salaries, "competent" commanders, and an alternative to a "peaceful" life.

A new Russian military formation with the same name as a Nazi unit is trying to recruit former Wagner Group mercenaries and soldiers who fought in Ukraine for combat operations in Africa.