Photo: Ukraine's International Legion fighters are already defending Kyiv

[Donkees]

First foreigners have already joined International Legion, Ukraine's volunteer military force, and are fighting outside of Kyiv.

According to the Ukrainian Ground Forces, the volunteers came from the U.S., U.K., Sweden, Lithuania, Mexico, and India.

📷 Ukrainian Ground Forces

The Kyiv Independent@KyivIndependent·2m

[StarryNite]

1. May the Force be with them.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Well said!

[Frustratedlady]

2. Those men had to have been a welcoming sight, let alone a morale booster for Ukrainians.

Upward and onward! I hope they stay safe.

[calimary]

12. What an inspiration!

May the angels protect them.

[uponit7771]

3. K&R, second set of legion fighters pictured. Good for them

[Baitball Blogger]

4. That looks like Drax the Destroyer in the background.

[SoonerPride]

7. I thought of En Sabah Nur, Apocalypse

[grumpyduck]

5. And some are smiling,

unlike the Russians.

[paleotn]

11. That's what happens when you want to be there.

[PortTack]

6. President Zelenskiy says they now have 16,000 that have answered the call

Also...66k+ Ukrainians have returned home from abroad to join the fight.

[Karadeniz]

8. Interesting: volunteers from Mexico, although Mexico declined to criticize Russia... Can't

remember if Mexico also declined to participate in sanctions.

[BlueJac]

9. Kick some ass!

[rickford66]

10. What weapons do they have ?

I'm not a gun person, but I would have thought they'd be better off with AK-47's. Looks like rifles they brought with them.

[paleotn]

13. Belgian FNCs?

Belgium sent Ukraine several thousand as part of their support.

[rickford66]

14. So. Real assault weapons. Not stuff we see civilians own here.

That's good news.

[paleotn]

15. Most definitely not Walmart specials.

A quality assault rifle, capable of full automatic. However, if they are FNCs, they fire the same 5.56 NATO round as many retail semi-autos sold in the US.