Russia ukraine war: According to the Kyiv Independent, one of Ukraine’s top English-language newspapers, 20,000 foreign nationals are currently fighting alongside Ukraine’s military against attacks by Russia. The newspaper also reported, citing a government minister, that foreign nationals, if they wish, can also apply for Ukrainian citizenship.
The Kyiv Post said on Twitter: “First Deputy Interior Minister Yevgenyen Yesenin said on March 9 that foreign volunteers could also get Ukrainian citizenship if they wanted to. Twenty thousand foreign volunteers Ukrainian army to fight Russia from March 6 have joined.”
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On 27 February, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the formation of an ‘international brigade’, under which foreign nationals wishing to fight for the Eastern European nation can visit Ukrainian embassies in their respective countries to sign up. You can apply to fight.
Since then, there have been reports of citizens of many other countries, including Japan and India, willingly fighting for Ukraine.
Foreign volunteers will be able to obtain Ukrainian citizenship if they want to, First Deputy Interior Minister Yevhen Yenin said on March 9. Twenty thousand foreign volunteers have joined Ukrainian forces to fight Russia since March 6.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 9, 2022
To fight against Russia, which launched an invasion of its neighbor on 24 February, Zelensky repeatedly urged organizations such as the United Nations, as well as NATO and the European Union, to provide arms and ammunition to his country.
World governments have responded with financial and military aid to Ukraine. It also imposed a number of sanctions against Russian businessmen, as well as members of Putin and his government.
Indian student joins Ukrainian army
Central and state intelligence agencies are probing a student from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu for joining Ukrainian paramilitary forces. Officials revealed that a 21-year-old Indian youth has joined paramilitary forces to fight against Russian aggression.
While Indian students had fled Ukraine because of the war, Coimbatore native Sainikesh Ravichandran stayed in the devastated country to join the Ukrainian army.
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