Since March 6, 20,000 foreign volunteers have joined the Ukraine army to battle Russia, according to the Kyiv Independent. These “foreign volunteers will be able to obtain Ukrainian citizenship if they want to,” the English-language Ukrainian media outlet quoted Deputy Interior Minister Yevhen Yenin saying.
Since the inception of the war, several Ukrainian politicians, beauty queens, civilians, and even foreign volunteers have taken up guns to defend the country against a full-scale Russian invasion. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. Since then, Zelenskyy has repeatedly demanded the UN, NATO and the EU to give arms and ammunition to his country.
World governments have acknowledged this by delivering financial and military aid to Ukraine. They have also put sanctions on Russian business people and members of President Vladimir Putin‘s regime, including Putin himself. In a television address on Sunday, Dmytro Kuleba said: ‘The whole world today is on Ukraine’s side not only in words but in deeds.’
THIS IS TIME TO ACT!
In a Facebook post published last week, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry requested international volunteers. It read: ‘JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGION OF TERRITORIAL DEFENSE FORCES OF UKRAINE! If your citizenship other than Ukrainian, but you are standing with Ukraine against the Russian invasion. If praying is not enough for you.’
Then, the statement continued, ‘If you want actively participate in fighting for European freedom and democracy. If you have combat experience or want to gain it standing with brave Ukrainian defenders. THIS IS TIME TO ACT!’
In a video speech on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Ukraine had started inviting foreign volunteers. The first 16,000 are arriving to ‘defend the liberty and life of us and everyone. Over 60 Britons are believed to have walked into Ukraine’s war-torn country to face invading Russian forces.
Last week, Polish border guard officials at the Medyka border crossing told MailOnline that many UK nationals dressed in ‘military fatigues’ had passed through passport control in the previous few days. It was previously revealed that former British Army and Special Forces veterans were among those who responded to Zelensky’s ‘call to arms to join the war.