Russia claims to have recruited 16,000 warriors from Middle East

Syrian soldiers have been offered up to $5,000 a month to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Russia has said it has managed to collect 16,000 recruits from the Middle East, and that social networks are filled with Syrian demands to join Russian troops.

Subscription to Ukraine is exactly like recruiting in Libya, there are representatives in the region”, a BBC recruit has said.

Everyone has the right to change the decision after application. No one can force you”.

Syria's economy, only destroyed by civil war, now faces rising prices for essential products.

Russia has backed the Syrian regime during the civil war and Russian state media allegedly the Syrian soldiers wanted to return assistance. / REL