defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - MINUSCA peacekeepers. Criticism by a UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) working group on mercenaries of inter-operability between Russian private military contractors (PMCs) and UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) attracted the ire of a top South African defence analyst. Putting it bluntly Helmoed Heitman said âThe UN expressing concern is a bit richâ. âIf the world body had its act together and deployed peacekeeping or peace enforcement forces appropriate to the mission in strength, weaponry and rules of engagement, there would not be many openings for mercenaries of any kind. The UN does not, partly for lack of countries willing to provide force elements and partly because it has too many hand-wringing types who seem to have a quaint notion of a âfair fightâ â that is we only deploy forces commensurate with the forces they face. Apart from anything else that betrays the troops deployed and the people they are supposed to help.