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Mexican and Colombian cartel mercenaries filmed fighting in Ukraine

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Members of Mexican and Colombian cartels are reportedly joining Ukraine’s International Legion to learn drone warfare.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:07:48 UTC.

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  1. Ukraine says attacks knocked out over half of Russia's oil refining capacity

  2. Turkiye, Pakistan to deploy forces to Saudi as Yemen fighting grows

  3. U.S. envoy holds rare meeting with Sudan’s top general in push to seek end to fighting

  4. Mexican and Colombian cartel mercenaries filmed fighting in Ukraine

  5. Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads

  6. Fueling both sides? South Korea ships 150,000T fuel to Russia while funding Ukraine

  7. Ukraine hits Moscow with one of its largest drone attacks in two years

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