U.S. Army Combat Engineer abroad in Ukraine: A Bucket full of grenades (Pt. 1)
I was now a first-time freelance journalist, and my God did I ever go Gonzo.
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I was now a first-time freelance journalist, and my God did I ever go Gonzo.
These once-volunteers, now-professional soldiers, have been represented on the global stage by Mikael Skillt throughout the ongoing propaganda battle between Ukraine and the Russian intelligence services.
One of the measures taken by Kiev to maintain control has been to withdraw volunteer fighters from the contested seaside town of Shyrokyne, in Donetsk Oblast.
Most of those in the Azov Battalion are volunteers, not professional soldiers. There is no regimented fighting force in existence in Ukraine today.