FILE PHOTO: Cossacks patrol a street ahead of the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup in Rostov-on-Don, Russia June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) - Russian paramilitary units providing security for the soccer World Cup included among their members Cossack fighters who took part in clandestine campaigns in Ukraine and Syria that Kiev and Washington condemn as backed by Moscow.
More than 800 members of at least six local Cossack organisations will patrol the streets, fan zones and team bases during the five-week tournament starting on Thursday, according to Cossack leaders and regional officials.
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