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Over 500 Indians from across the country, including some veterans have submitted applications volunteering to join the International Legion created to fight Russian forces in Ukraine. [ 81 ] However, only one 21-year-old Indian student in Kharkiv is known to have joined the Georgian National Legion in 2022. [ 194 ]
Other weapons within the unit also include the FN FAL which have been seen prominently across the International Legion's armory. [17] Several other Western small arms such as AR-15 pattern rifles have also been spotted in use. [18] As of July 2024, the brigade utilizes the following small arms: AKM - Soviet/Russian assault rifle
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.
The light infantry battalion is one of four units within the structure of the International Legion, consisting of fighters from several countries including: the United States, Croatia, Brazil, Japan, and more. [6] [7] The battalion has participated in crucial campaigns and battles including the Battle of Kupiansk and the Battle of Bakhmut. [8]
Infantry brigades by country (13 C) A. Brigades of Argentina (6 P) Brigades of Australia (2 C, 46 P) B. ... Brigades of Ukraine (5 C, 27 P) Brigades of the United ...
Stepan, 38, was a metal worker before he joined the Spartan brigade, which is part of Ukraine's National Guard, and was apprehensive at first. "Their treacherous guided aerial bombs fell almost ...
The Ukrainian Ground Forces also include two mountain assault infantry brigades, four Jäger infantry brigades, and four reserve rifle infantry brigades. All of these units are part of the Infantry Corps and alongside those of Soviet made manufacture, these are being supplied with Western products and arms systems locally produced by the ...
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.