The UNSC unanimously voted on Friday to conclude the decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali which was established in 2013 to combat the rising threat of Islamist insurgency. However, concerns raising over Russia's Wagner mercenary group and its alleged involvement in engineering the decision.
The surge in Gurkha enlistment follows a change in Russian citizenship regulations, which now offer easier access to citizenship after one year of military service.
Private Wagner militia has taken control of Rostov-on-Don, a major city near the Ukrainian border, sparking concerns of a potential civil war in Russia.
President Vladimir Putin denounced the mutiny as "treason", promising resolute measures to restore stability.
