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Ukraine's invasion of Russia is showing how good it is at hitting Putin's weak spots
Vladimir Putin's authority has long been founded on his image as an uncompromising defender of Russ…
Tom Porter
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Meet the British veterans traveling to Ukraine to fight the Russian invaders
Fighters across Europe and the US are planning to join foreign legions in Ukraine and fight Russian…
Jacob Shamsian
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Ukraine says 3,000 Americans have volunteered to fight Russian invaders
Ukrainian officials said several hundred volunteers are already in the country, with hundreds more …
Abbie Shull
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A Georgian commander fighting Russian forces in Ukraine says more international support will help defeat Putin
Mamuka Mamulashvili is the commander of the Georgian Legion of the Ukrainian army and has been figh…
Jacob Shamsian
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A US veteran joined Ukraine's International Legion, then made a shock defection to Russia. Ex-comrades say he was incompetent and left behind a trail of chaos.
Two fighters who directly worked with John McIntyre told Insider he was erratic and unstable and wr…
Alia Shoaib,Bethany Dawson
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Ukraine was a magnet for foreign fighters. After 2 bruising years, many are disillusioned or dead.
Foreign volunteers have been fighting in Ukraine since February 2022. Since then, many have returne…
Cameron Manley
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The death of an American soldier fighting in Ukraine exposes chaos and dysfunction in the foreign legion
Thousands have flocked to help Ukraine fight against Russia's invasion, but major issues have been …
Sophia Ankel
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President Zelensky appeals for foreign volunteers to come to Ukraine and enlist in a newly-formed 'International Legion' to fight the Russian invasion
President Zelensky said: "Every friend of Ukraine who wants to join Ukraine in defending the countr…
Alia Shoaib
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Western fighters in Ukraine are getting killed because they assumed the war would be easy, says a US veteran who fought there
Many Western fighters who came to Ukraine expected an easy fight and weren't willing to learn new t…
Sinéad Baker
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A former MSNBC analyst said he was 'done talking' about the war in Ukraine and joined a legion of international troops to fight against Russia: 'It's time to take action'
"This is an existential war, and Russia has brought it to these people, and they are mass-murdering…
Cheryl Teh
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A 22-year-old US Marine veteran was killed after being hired to fight for Ukraine, reports say
Willy Joseph Cancel had a wife and a 7-month-old son, his family told reporters. He was killed Mond…
Matthew Loh
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Ex-British Army sniper who served in Afghanistan and is now volunteering in Ukraine says the Taliban were better fighters than Russian soldiers, report says
A British veteran who is training fighters in Ukraine told a reporter from The Times of the "comple…
Alia Shoaib
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Ukraine says it created a whole battalion from Russians who signed up to fight their own country
Members of a newly-formed "Siberian Battalion" within the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be sent into …
Sophia Ankel
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Zelenskyy warns mercenaries recruited to help Russia fight against Ukraine that it will be 'the worst decision of your life'
"Long life is better than the money you are offered for a short one," Zelenskyy said in a video add…
Jake Epstein
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Former Ukrainian Parliament member tells Insider the US and allied countries must do more: 'Does morality end at the NATO border?'
Hanna Hopko told Insider that Ukraine's victory is crucial to defending the world from tyranny and …
Erin Snodgrass
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Going to fight in another country's war requires an 'absolutely pathological drive' to succeed, says a former international volunteer
Tens of thousands of people from across Europe have reportedly signed up to fight the Russian invas…
Jacob Shamsian
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US says Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters to aid in the Ukraine invasion and help take Kyiv: report
It's unclear how many Syrian fighters have been recruited, but one US official told The Wall Street…
Kelsey Vlamis
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American veterans are heading to Ukraine to join the country's fight against Russia: report
"Sanctions can help, but sanctions can't help right now, and people need help right now," a Marine …
John L. Dorman
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People are flocking to Ukraine to take on the Russians. Here's what foreign vets who've done it say that fight is like.
Ukraine's Embassy in the US has received more than 3,000 applications from US citizens who want to …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine waives visa requirements for foreigners who want to come and fight Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree introducing a "visa-free regime" for foreign…