A Boogaloo Boi Tried to Join the Foreign Legion In Ukraine -- It Didn't End Well

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

When Henry Hoeft decided to join the foreign legion in Ukraine, he pitched his local newspaper on the story. The result for the 28-year-old was a PR coup: A glowing front-page profile in the Columbus Dispatch.

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But the noble narrative about standing up to Russian aggression concealed a darker tale, as the true story of Hoeft’s identity is far more complicated, and far less pleasant. Hoeft has deep ties to the militant Boogaloo Bois movement, which seeks to spark violent unrest. And his now infamous misadventure in Ukraine offers a cautionary tale about lionizing Americans who are pulling up stakes and seeking to insert themselves into a war zone.

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Hoeft’s well documented Boogaloo background isn’t the only strike against his character. Far from staying in Ukraine to the bitter end, as he vowed, Hoeft has already gone viral for a video announcing his decision to cut and run. In the clip, he makes dire allegations, including that his life was threatened for deciding to leave, and that he had to masquerade as an aid worker to make it back across the border into Poland. “We had to get the fuck out of there,” Hoeft says in the video. “People need to stop fucking coming here. It’s a trap and they’re not letting you leave.”

Hoeft’s claims are already being circulated as propaganda for the Russian side; a prominent extremism researcher has tracked the video across forums on Telegram and the Russian social media platform VK that use Hoeft’s claims to mock foreign fighters in Ukraine. His video has also been blasted as disinformation by one erstwhile brothers in arms, who called the video “100 percent completely false” and the product of Hoeft’s bitterness at failing a vetting process to join the fight.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/boogaloo-boi-tried-join-foreign-143355587.html

Putin loves his useful idiots.

[captain queeg]

1. These fools think they'll drop in for a couple weeks, pop a few ruskies and be declared a hero

If I was Ukraine I wouldn’t want them. They have a childish view of war and no commitment. They’ll be lucky to be rid of this guy before he causes a lot of Ukrainian casualties.

[PortTack]

2. Exactly..that's their MO. Cowards with No real code of ethics

[Chainfire]

3. Nobody told him that people would shoot back!

All hat, no cattle...

[BigmanPigman]

4. His lack of gonads was pretty swift.

The big, tough asshole is all talk, what a surprise.

[Nictuku]

5. I think deep down, these 'boys' just want to play with guns

[keithbvadu2]

6. They are much more active in intimidating women and children with their big guns here in America.

They are much more active in intimidating women and children with their big guns here in America.

[keithbvadu2]

7. When is Kyle Rittenhouse going over there?

When is Kyle Rittenhouse going over there?

With his blue gloves.

He is 18 now.

[captain queeg]

8. That's what I was thinking but couldn't remember his name

I’m sure he would get all sorts of publicity. Don’t think the Ukrainians would be too impressed with him though.

[dalton99a]

9. A liar and a coward.