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“International Legion”: Ukraine Enlists Foreign Militants to Fight Russia—Including U.S. and U.K. Special Forces Veterans

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday (Feb. 27) announced that an “international legion” would be created to enlist non-Ukrainian fighters who want to join the battle against Russia.

“We already have thousands requests from foreigners, who want to join the resistance to the (Russian) occupiers and protect the world security from Putin regime,” the spokesperson said.

It includes a group of 10 special operations forces veterans who are staging in Poland and preparing to cross into Ukraine, where they plan to take up Zelensky on his offer to “join the defense of Ukraine, Europe, and the world,” according to a U.S. Army veteran arranging their passage.

The group, composed of six U.S. citizens, three Brits, and a German, are NATO-trained and experienced in close combat and counterterrorism. They want to be among the first to officially join the new International Legion of the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Two former American infantry officers are also making plans to come to Ukraine to provide “leadership” for the group, the Army veteran recruiter said.

Meanwhile, one Canadian ex-soldier said he is selling his motorcycle to fight Russia in Ukraine. An American army veteran claims he is already on the front lines in the east of the country. And another U.S. citizen, a medical first responder, is at the Ukrainian border—crossed on Monday (Feb. 28) ready to join the battle.

The Independent knows of half a dozen former soldiers, emergency responders and regular civilians hailing from countries including the Netherlands and the UK who are crowdsourcing funds to join the largest ground war in Europe since the Second World War.

Twitter Spaces, WhatsApp groups, and websites have sprung up detailing how to join a newly established foreign legion. Across social media platforms, many users are busy swapping tips on how to cross the border into western Ukraine and discussing what equipment to bring.

All of them are heeding an extraordinary plea by the country’s president for foreign citizens to come to Ukraine and enlist in the army.

➨ buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/american-nato-military-veterans-fight-russia-with-ukraine

➨ timesofisrael.com/ukraine-forms-international-brigade-of-foreign-volunteers-to-fight-russia/

➨ independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-foreign-fighters-b2025190.html