KYIV. UkraineGate ,13 , June , 2022| Society.
Volunteers from 55 countries from all continents joined the International Legion, which was created in Ukraine after the full-scale Russian invasion. This was stated at a briefing by the spokesman of the International Defense Legion of Ukraine Damien Magru .
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“We have representatives of 55 countries from all continents, even as far away as Brazil, South Korea, Australia,” said Damien Magru.
He noted that most of the legion of Americans and British, followed by Poles and Canadians. In addition, a large number of fighters from the Baltic States and the Nordic countries, including Finland.
Regarding funding, Damien Magru noted that the International Legion is part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is funded from the defense budget.
“This applies to all living expenses, salaries of soldiers, weapons and ammunition. We have additional charitable funds from private donors, especially Western ones. The funds raised on various platforms we spend exclusively on equipment for our soldiers, which is not included in the standard military package. issued by the Armed Forces, and is needed on the battlefield, but is not funded through state channels of Ukraine, “- said Magra.
