This is a note from one of the main Argentine newspapers, liberal and pro-American.
Look. I translate them.
Volunteers of the International Legion in Ukraine, hit by Russian advances in the east
RAMATORSK.- "They fought in Afghanistan or in Iraq and they say they are not ready," says Polak of his Western comrades, who fight alongside him in the foreign troops in Ukraine.
"Honestly, we have a lot of cowards," launches this volunteer, who is part of the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine (LIDU) and provides an unusual testimony from the inside.
”Before, I had been appointed lifeguard. But in fact I am not a lifeguard”, he laments. According to this man, there is a bit of everything in the LIDU ranks, “Canadians, Georgians, Croats”, who were not trained for an artillery war.
The "worst" war
“Elon Musk, if you can hear me, we need help!” a former member of the US military in Kharkiv launched on Friday, addressing the CEO of Tesla Motors during a press conference.
A Dutchman, a Frenchman, a German and an Australian have already died in combat, according to LIDU, which did not specify the date or the circumstances.
For its part, in early June, Russia claimed it had killed "hundreds" of foreign fighters in Ukraine since the start of its invasion on February 24, and had stemmed the flow of new arrivals.
LIDU spokesman, Frenchman Damien Magrou, 33, acknowledges that these fighters, often from NATO countries, are surprised by the harshness of the clashes.
“An American who was in six wars told me it was the worst he had ever seen,” he explains. "Missiles, bombings: the terrain is very different."
As a result of this, between 10 and 30% of those recruited return to civilian life as soon as they land on the battlefield, according to Magrou, despite the fact that experience in handling weapons is required from the beginning.
"Almost all of them are former soldiers, a third of them come from an Anglo-Saxon country," the corporal details. The language of communication is English.
Then there are the citizens of Central and Eastern Europe, for whom the motivations are sometimes different. "The Americans fight for freedom and Western values, while the Poles say that defending Ukraine is also defending their country," he explains.
Although they all signed a contract with the Ukrainian army, they are free to leave whenever they want. "I wanted to come here when I saw the images on television," says Mika, a German interviewed by AFP in Kharkiv. "Since I was in the military, I thought I could help. If we don't stop the aggressor in Ukraine, he is going to invade one country after another."
Few women
Their legal status varies depending on their country of origin, and some "are at risk of criminal charges, for example in Italy or South Korea," warns Magrou.
His personal case is a little different: employed by a large law firm in kyiv for two years, he was on “military availability” and the war came to him.
Women are under-represented in LIDU queues and on International Women's Day legionnaires managed to find flowers and chocolate for a Norwegian female fighter on the front lines in Irpin.
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/los-voluntarios-de-la-legion-internacional-en-ucrania-golpeados-por-los-avances-de-rsuai-en-el-este-nid26062022/
The Americans never fought the Russians face to face. They are experiencing terror.
I am amused by the women. Where is the West and its feminism? Come on girls, equality.