US Military Members Who Survive Ukraine War May Face 'Consequences' at Home
Members of the U.S. military who travel to Ukraine to join the fight against Russian troops in a grueling war and live to tell the tale may return home only to face administrative or legal ramifications.
Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the onset of what he called a "special military operation" against neighboring Ukraine nearly a month ago, Kyiv established a new foreign fighters' force, the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Since then, Ukrainian officials have said the volunteer militia has garnered tens of thousands of recruits from at least 52 countries, including the United States.
In fact, the U.S. has regularly been cited by Ukrainian officials as among the most (if not the most) prolific countries of origin, with more than 7,000 U.S. citizens having applied, according a figure provided to Newsweek by Ukraine's embassy in Washington, which noted that "not all of them are approved and not all of them are going to Ukraine."
And while no readily apparent legal barriers exist for U.S. civilians to sign up, the situation is far more complicated for active service members and reservists, who must notify their commanders of such travel and may face disciplinary action if they do not.
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