Ukrainian volunteer forces prepare to fight off Russian invasion as US troops deploy to Eastern Europe
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They come from all walks of life — Ukrainian actors, plumbers or IT professionals — and from all political persuasions. But one thing unites them, and that’s the defense of their country from a Russian invasion.
"I remember the Russian military (from its) regular artillery and mortar attacks, including on civilian infrastructure and civilian homes," said Evgeny Leshan, a 43-year-old investigative journalist originally from the Crimea region. Evgeny Leshan (Fox News) Evgeny Leshan (Fox News) Illia Rykov (Fox News) Illia Rykov (Fox News)
Following Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, armed Russian separatists — alleged by Western countries to be backed by Moscow with troops and weaponry, something Moscow denied — took over predominantly Russian-speaking areas of eastern Ukraine.