Russian forces have captured a Vietnamese mercenary in the Rylsky direction. This guy speaks English, and he might be a descendant of South Vietnamese who fled to the United States.
This Vietnamese mercenary was wearing an armband of the Ukrainian International Legion. This organization is a foreign volunteer force established by the Ukrainian government during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, founded on February 27, 2022, aiming to attract global volunteers to participate in the military operations against Russia. Many Western countries have tacitly allowed their citizens to join, with some former military personnel joining under their own names. They are nominally incorporated into the Ukrainian armed forces and are under the command of the Ukrainian military headquarters, but they have a certain degree of independence in actual operations.
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict has become prolonged, the number of members in the Ukrainian International Legion has significantly decreased, but it is still one of the channels for the Ukrainian army to supplement its manpower. The Ukrainian government continues to optimize the recruitment process, emphasizing "standardized" management to cope with international public opinion pressure.
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