Law enforcement officials have announced new charges of mercenarism and treason against PMC fighters, the National Police of Ukraine report. "In October 2022, they were recruited by representatives of the Wagner PMC. They directly participated in combat operations against the Ukrainian Defense Forces, specifically in Bakhmut district of Donetsk region," the National Police reported. One of them voluntarily extended his contract with Wagner PMC for another six months in 2023. He voluntarily signed a contract with the Wagner PMC in 2022 while in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and defected to the enemy under martial law.