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ColinC

(8,290 posts) Sun Mar 6, 2022, 02:09 AM Mar 2022

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Zelensky says over 16,000 foreign volunteers have signed up to fight in Ukraine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/03/zelensky-ukraine-16000-foreign-volunteers-russia/

Especially if this number increases exponentially like I think it might, I have no doubt Ukraine could win this.

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Zelensky says over 16,000 foreign volunteers have signed up to fight in Ukraine (Original Post) ColinC Mar 2022 OP

Very Best of Luck to All Cha Mar 2022 #1

History (repeating) UTUSN Mar 2022 #2

A lot more than Putin's 1,000 mercenaries AntiFascist Mar 2022 #3

I wonder how many were in U.S. special forces last month. nt Gore1FL Mar 2022 #4

The NYT article says many American exmilitary are signing up onetexan Mar 2022 #5

Cha

(297,154 posts)

1. Very Best of Luck to All

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 02:55 AM

Mar 2022

of them! 💙💛

UTUSN

(70,683 posts)

2. History (repeating)

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 03:00 AM

Mar 2022

AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)

3. A lot more than Putin's 1,000 mercenaries

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 03:06 AM

Mar 2022

https://7news.com.au/news/ukraine/russia-to-deploy-up-to-1000-mercenaries-to-ukraine-as-official-warns-moscow-could-bombard-cities-into-submission-c-5943542

Gore1FL

(21,128 posts)

4. I wonder how many were in U.S. special forces last month. nt

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Sun Mar 6, 2022, 03:20 AM

Mar 2022

onetexan

(13,036 posts)

5. The NYT article says many American exmilitary are signing up

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 03:41 AM

Mar 2022

&some already on their way. They say this is a cause they cannot sit out (paraphrasing).

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