armed conflict, and countries

formation, blurred even further. In Russia’s current conditions and realities, it is extremely difficult not only to calculate the number of mercenaries but also to define what a mercenary or a member of PMC is, given the state’s position on mercenaries who have now (almost) fully become integrated into Russian armed forces and enjoy the same privileges as do members of MOD (Kommersant, December 19, 2024). The operational regions are perhaps the only criterion where Chinese PSCs manage to demonstrate more impressive results than their Russian counterparts. Contrary to Russian mercenaries, Chinese PSCs’ operational areas primarily span gray zones, areas of armed conflict, and countries frequently defined as “failed states,” and they often collaborate with local security providers. The table below summarizes the comparative analysis of Chinese PSCs and Russian PMCS in a visual form. สล็อต เว็บตรง