Thousands of people have sent applications to join the “International Legion” of volunteers to fight against Russia in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
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“We have already received thousands of requests from foreigners who want to join the resistance to the Russian occupiers and protect the security of the world from the regime of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin,” Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said in a message. spread on Twitter.
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the ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sunday, appealed to citizens of foreign countries friendly to Ukraine to come to the country to join the fight against Russian aggression.
Zelensky noted that anyone who wants to join “the defense of security in Europe and the world” can come to Ukraine and fight “side by side with the Ukrainians against the invaders of the 21st century.”
According to the rules of military service in the Armed Forces, foreign citizens can voluntarily join units such as the territorial defense forces.
For the application, there are a series of requirements that begin with having been born as a man and maintaining the same status to date. Be between 17 and 40 years of age, with an acceptable physical condition.
As for the visa, you must have a tourist visa in France valid for five years, enough money to live in Europe for at least five months and a round-trip plane ticket valid for three months to join the legion.
Zelensky’s call to those interested
In a video message, Zelensky noted that anyone who wants to join “the defense of security in Europe and the world” can come to Ukraine and fight “side by side with the Ukrainians against the invaders of the 21st century.”
Thus, foreigners coming to Ukraine will be integrated into a new unit, the “International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine”. The message indicates that citizens who want to volunteer can contact the Defense Counselor of the Ukrainian embassy in their respective countries.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin ordered on February 24 the start of a “special operation” in Ukraine with the excuse of protect the self-proclaimed pro-Russian breakaway republics of Lugansk and Donetsk and “demilitarize and denazify” the country, a decision that has been condemned by the international community.
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