Around 50 thousand Russian citizens have fought for the separatist army in the two years of conflict, according to Aleksandr Borodai, a former so-called "Prime Minister" of the separatist "Donetsk People's Republic" in the summer of 2014 and himself a Russian citizen and political consultant.
Euromaidan Press: 50,000 Russian citizens fought in Donbass war: separatist ex-leader
A pro-Russian separatist of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) prepares food at his position in the destroyed Donetsk International Airport, in Donetsk, on June 1, 2016.
