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2023-09-04 22:04:25 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4E51CA2761294838239CCBB54B4958140192004806E064A4E45A26DF8AF86479
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Governments contract PMSCs to provide military training & logistics, protection details, intelligence services, border security, & to manage prisons & immigration detention centres. Russia has 27 active PMCs, with >70% created after 2014, according to Molfar. https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/private-military-and-security-companies-views-uk-and-russia-regulation-and-accountability https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/01/17/u-n-embraces-private-military-contractors/ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230716-private-russian-military-companies-are-multiplying-%E2%80%93-and-so-are-the-kremlin-s-problems https://www.rand.org/blog/2023/06/ukraine-is-a-breeding-ground-for-russian-pmcs.html
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