
Paramedic from Utah bought a one-way ticket to Ukraine when Russia invaded. Now she's helping to keep other foreign fighters alive
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Driving down bumpy, dirt roads, local police escort us into a wooded area where they say a unit of foreign fighters is based. It's a village like so many in this part of Ukraine -- homes destroyed and visible signs of shelling.
The distant rumble of outgoing artillery can be heard as we walk underneath the cover of trees. A small snake slithers by and quickly disappears. We walk up a small ramp and into a courtyard where soldiers are hurriedly packing up a vehicle in which they plan to head for the front lines. American accents are heard back and forth on their radio comms.
Surprised and baffled to see a group of journalists, they wave us away. Clearly, they have other pressing matters. But after back-and-forth calls with the commander, we're told to find an American fighter and medic, known to her unit as "Baby Dog."

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