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The Russo-Ukrainian War has seen foreign volunteers participate on both sides of the conflict. Most foreign fighters joined the conflict during one of two waves. The first wave happened from 2014 to 2019 during the War in the Donbas and consisted of approximately 17,241 foreign fighters.
The International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine, [note 1] or the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, [9] is a military unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces composed of foreign volunteers. It was created on 27 February 2022 by the Ukrainian government at the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fight against the Russian invasion of the country ...
An analysis of foreign fighters by Arkadiusz Legieć, a Senior Analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs, estimated that about 17,241 foreign fighters fought in Ukraine between 2014 and 2019. 3,879 of those foreign fighters supported Ukraine and joined foreign volunteer battalions.
Some of Ukraine's Foreign Legion volunteers have complained about a lack of organization and equipment and 'glory-seekers' with dubious motives.
Infantrymen of the battalion, with an AK-74M during rifle training, March 2023.. On 27 February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an announcement declaring the establishment of an international fighting force to assist in defending the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine amidst the Russian invasion.
On 11 September 2022, the official page of the International Legion published footage of the 1st Battalion raising the Ukrainian flag in Kupiansk during the Kharkiv counteroffensive - demonstrating the success of the unit in combat actions. [3] Ensuing the liberation of Petropavlivka, the battalion and the Legion pushed east.
At the top of the shield, the inscription "4th International Legion" is displayed in yellow. In the centre of the insignia are yellow wings with a sword between either side of the wings. Below the sword and wings is a shield with a yellow border, containing the Ukrainian tryzub variant used by the International Legion, with a globe beneath it.
International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Pro-Ukraine foreign volunteer units in the Russian invasion of Ukraine" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.