Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
A Trickle, Not a Flood: The Limited 2022 Far-Right Foreign Fighter Mobilization to Ukraine
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"Concerns about a potential flood of far-right foreign fighters to Ukraine in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion have not to date materialized. According to a May 2022 Counter Extremism Project (CEP) study led by this author and on which this article draws and builds, 'only a fraction of those who indicated an interest in traveling to Ukraine after February 2022 actually did so,' with the number of foreign fighters traveling to Ukraine ranging from several hundred to a few thousand."
Date
June 23, 2022
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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