foreign fighters
‘The Romantics Are Gone’: A Year Later, Many Foreign Fighters Have Left Ukraine
After the Russian invasion, some 20,000 foreigners flooded into Ukraine to protect the country. A year into the bloody conflict, few remain, but some are returning.
British Fighter Seized in Ukraine Fears Being Used as ‘Bullshit Propaganda’
Aiden Aslin was forced to surrender with his Ukrainian comrades after being surrounded in Mariupol. He is at risk of torture, his friend tells VICE World News.
‘The First Time You Die, You’re Dead’: Reddit Warriors Prepare to Fight IRL in Ukraine
The Redditors of r/VolunteersforUkraine suggest you bring sensible shoes and a spare pair of glasses, and maybe write a will.
Foreign Fighters in Ukraine: Many Ready to Fight Despite Little Experience
Ukraine’s international legion has received much interest, but many would-be soldiers lack what the country needs to fight Russia: combat experience.
A Latvian MP Has Travelled to Ukraine to Fight Against the Russian Invasion
Juris Jurašs is understood to be the first foreign politician to sign up as a volunteer to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine.
We Followed a Foreign Fighter on His Way to Join the War in Ukraine
Foreign fighters are flocking to the Ukrainian border to join the war effort against Russia.
Georgia Blocked Hundreds of Foreign Fighters from Joining the Defence of Ukraine
Ukraine has condemned Georgia's government for effectively forcing the fighters to take a bus instead, delaying them for several days.
Foreign Fighters Are Rushing to Join Ukraine’s New International Battalion
The head of a volunteer unit told VICE World News hundreds of foreign fighters had signed up following a direct appeal by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Thousands of Foreign ISIS Fighters in Syria Will Go on Trial Starting in March
Prison guards told VICE that they fear ISIS sleeper cells could target the prisons in order to free the suspects.
Alleged ISIS fighter 'Jihad Jack' wants to come to Canada
Jack Letts’ parents deny he is a member of ISIS and want Canada to allow him to settle in the country
ISIS "Beatles" who beheaded James Foley and Steven Sotloff could face a U.S. trial
The U.K. doesn't want to bring them back home for fear they'd radicalize others in prison
Chill out about returning foreign fighters, experts tell Canadians
The Canadian government keeps saying there are 60 returned foreign fighters in the country, but experts say more context is needed.