Not less than 3,000 American volunteers have have signed up to fight for Ukraine against Russia after appeals by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for people to serve in an international battalion to help Ukraine, as the invasion of the Eastern European country enters the 12th day, IgbereTV reports.
According to the Voice of America (VOA), the American volunteers came forward following Zelenskyy’s call to US President Joe Biden on Sunday, to discuss financial assistance and sanctions against Russia.
Many of the volunteers are ex-soldiers who served during the Gulf Wars, while many others have stepped forward from other nations, including countries from other post-Soviet states such as Georgia and Belarus, a representative of the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington told VOA News.
Earlier, Zelensky posted an emotional video and spoke about the “international legion” of 16,000 foreign volunteers, whom he said are being asked to “join in the defence of Ukraine, Europe, and the world
