These Belarusian soldiers they resist the support that their country has given to the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin. They have a clear objective: “We are ready. We are ready to kill a few Russians“, they say.
They are independent units that have come to help Ukraine and join men like Rizburn, who is part of the Foreign Legion for Territorial Defense of Ukraine. “We are waiting for the military command to talk to us. I have skills with which I can help these people. And if I have to die doing it, so be it“, says the Irish brigade.
“This is mobilization from a moral, ethical and ideological point of view,” the co-director of the Institute for Studies on Conflict and Humanitarian Action explains to laSexta, Jesus Nunez.
The resistance against the Russian troops has been joined by extremists and former military personnel from around the world. What Walithe Canadian known as the best sniper in the world. “I want to help them because basically they want to be free. It’s that simple,” she says. He joins 600 other volunteers from his country, who already have their own brigade.
According to the Government of Ukraine, there are already more than 20,000 people, from more than 50 countries, who have come voluntarily to fight against Putin’s invasion. “This makes things more difficult for Putin,” Nunez believes.
Putin calls them mercenaries, although he does not reject them either. “If there are people who want to help the Donbas region voluntarily, not for money, they will have to be helped to get here,” he says.
Source: Lasexta
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