Boogaloo Bois head to Ukraine
When Henry Hoeft found out on Feb. 26 that the Ukrainian government had formed a volunteer military unit for foreign fighters to join the war against Russia, the former infantryman in the U.S. Army applied right away.
Hoeft, a 28-year-old Frazeysburg resident, is among the 16,000 foreigners who, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, have signed up for the newly established International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Despite safety risks and legal uncertainties, more than 3,000 U.S. citizens have reportedly applied, with hundreds already arriving in Ukraine.
Submitting a passport copy and proof of military experience is all it takes for American citizens to join the newly established International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Hoeft turned in his materials to the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C. and booked a flight to Poland the same day.
Hoeft, who said he is half-Ukrainian on his father's side, has identified himself as a member of the “Boogaloo Bois,” which has been characterized as a far-right extremist group. Operating under the alias “Henry Locke,” the man was among a team of Ohio Boogaloo members who were at a Black Lives Matter protest carrying AK-47s, AR-15s and extra magazines last year.
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