Colombian mercenaries are joining the Ukrainian armed forces at the Polish-Ukrainian border, where they are accepted by Ukrainian border guards. This was reported by a source connected to the recruitment market of Colombians for conflicts abroad.

According to the source, many of them travel to the border without prior arrangements with recruiters or Ukrainian representatives, relying on the ability to enlist on the spot.

The source also said that relatives of missing Colombians describe a typical pattern: after arriving at the border, they are enlisted, sent to military units for training, and then deployed to the combat zone, after which contact is often lost.

Amid the mass participation of Colombians in fighting on Ukraine’s side, Colombia in March ratified a law joining the 1989 International Convention against the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries.

Earlier, Colombia’s president described mercenary activity as «looting the country.»