{"id":1351658,"date":"2022-03-01T09:33:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1351658"},"modified":"2022-03-01T09:33:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:33:31","slug":"six-american-special-ops-vets-take-up-zelenskyys-offer-to-join-new-unit-of-foreign-fighters-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-american-special-ops-vets-take-up-zelenskyys-offer-to-join-new-unit-of-foreign-fighters-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Six American Special Ops Vets Take Up Zelenskyy&#039;s Offer to Join New Unit of Foreign Fighters for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsix-american-special-ops-vets-take-up-zelenskyys-offer-to-join-new-unit-of-foreign-fighters-for-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1351658&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As was the case last summer, U.S. special operations veterans reportedly are stepping up to help people in a war zone in need.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Miller with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/christopherm51\/american-nato-military-veterans-fight-russia-with-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BuzzFeed News<\/a> reported, \u201cA group of 10 special operations forces veterans are staging in Poland and preparing to cross into Ukraine, where they plan to take up President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on his offer to \u2018join the defense of Ukraine, Europe and the world,\u2019 according to a U.S. Army veteran arranging their passage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe group, composed of six U.S. citizens, three Brits, and a German, are NATO-trained and experienced in close combat and counterterrorism. They want to be among the first to officially join the new International Legion of the Territorial Defense of Ukraine that Zelenskyy announced Sunday,\u201d Miller added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-suggests-abandoning-kyiv-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-epic-6-word-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zelenskyy<\/a> described Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine as a war \u201cagainst democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">American special forces veterans are joining the fight in Ukraine! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fzC9B8eoU3\">https:\/\/t.co\/fzC9B8eoU3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kassy Dillon \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@KassyDillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KassyDillon\/status\/1498286823734657025?\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"in-article-trending\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<p>Trending:<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/retired-fbi-agent-notices-one-troubling-detail-brian-laundries-final-moments\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-trending\">Retired FBI Agent Notices One Troubling Detail from Brian Laundrie&#8217;s Final Moments<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. This is the beginning of a war against Europe, against\u00a0European\u00a0structures, against democracy, against basic human rights, against a global order of law, rules and peaceful coexistence,\u201d he said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/zelensky-international-legion-ukraine-russia-ffe8f7c0-5a53-4d28-bcc6-46435cb341a4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[A]nyone who wants\u00a0to join\u00a0the defense of Ukraine, Europe and the world can come and fight side by\u00a0side with the Ukrainians against the Russian war criminals,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<p>Are you inspired to see US special ops vets joining the fight?<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\">\n<p>\nYes: 91% (2540 Votes)\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNo: 9% (244 Votes)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Miller tweeted that he woke up Monday to find \u201cdozens upon dozens of emails in my inbox from people interested in joining Ukraine\u2019s new Territorial Defense Brigade for foreign fighters\u201d in response to his story.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of foreign fighters have already applied to join the fight for Ukraine, according to Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar, The Kyiv Independent reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc40 Fwiw, woke up to dozens upon dozens of emails in my inbox from people interested in joining Ukraine\u2019s new Territorial Defense Brigade for foreign fighters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/px49Dy7UxD\">https:\/\/t.co\/px49Dy7UxD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristopherJM\/status\/1498181893161996293?\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26a1\ufe0fSeveral thousand foreigners applied to fight for Ukraine, according to Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.<\/p>\n<p>They submitted an application to the newly created International Territorial Defense Legion to help Ukraine fight against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyivIndependent\/status\/1498329110170505225?\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"in-article-related\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/no-one-told-watch-biden-utterly-fall-apart-nbc-anchor-asks-just-single-question-afghanistan\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-related\">&#8216;No One Told Me!&#8217; Watch Biden Utterly Fall Apart as NBC Anchor Asks Just a Single Question on Afghanistan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/27\/want-to-go-fight-for-ukraine-heres-what-to-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military Times<\/a> reported that several veterans have reached out, interested how they can join the fight in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The Times directed interested veterans to apply at the Ukrainian embassy in their country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heartbroken seeing the violence in Ukraine, but glad they\u2019ve got one hell of a leader. He\u2019s a Jewish descendent of holocaust survivors, so he knows the stakes. Zelenskyy is putting his people first and showing bullies they\u2019ll never give up. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StandWithUkraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StandWithUkraine<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2fvpcBJrK\">pic.twitter.com\/j2fvpcBJrK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Edelman11\/status\/1498366948807163911?\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The embassy will want to see passports and documents confirming military service or work in law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian Embassy in the U.S. posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cCflLcKusI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a> on Twitter to learn more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa?\">@ZelenskyyUa<\/a> announced formation of a new unit \u2014 the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine. He appealed to foreigners who want to help <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopRussianAggression?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopRussianAggression<\/a> \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffb<br \/>\u2757Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cCflLcKusI\">https:\/\/t.co\/cCflLcKusI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopRussianAggression?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopRussianAggression<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StandWithUkraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StandWithUkraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5CyLqZyMwa\">pic.twitter.com\/5CyLqZyMwa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UKR Embassy in USA (@UKRintheUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKRintheUSA\/status\/1497918774963576842?\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last summer, retired Green Beret Lt. Col. Scott Mann <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-special-ops-veterans-form-squad-travel-kabul-extremely-dangerous-rescue-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organized<\/a> Task Force Pineapple, made up of current and former U.S. special operators, to evacuate hundreds of Afghan special operators, their families and others who had aided the American war effort out of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The exploits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/special-forces-cia-legend-john-singlaub-vet-wwii-korea-vietnam-dies-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. special operators<\/a> \u2014 past and present \u2014 continue to inspire with a new chapter apparently about to be written.<\/p>\n<p>Godspeed in their latest mission to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44657\" class=\"author-info inner-content\">\n<div class=\"author-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26731580_10215200187615903_8285181802750532142_n-Randy-DeSoto-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta-text\">\n<p>Senior Staff Writer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-tabs\">\n<input type=\"radio\" name=\"ff-author-tab-44657\" value=\"summary-tab\" id=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\" checked \/><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"ff-author-tab-44657\" value=\"more-info-tab\" id=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\" \/><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span class=\"rmation\"> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"ff-author-tab-44657\" value=\"posts-tab\" id=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\" \/><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span class=\"rmation\"> Posts<\/span><\/label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"ff-author-tab-44657\" value=\"contact-tab\" id=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" \/><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-tab summary-tab\">\n<p>Randy DeSoto has written more than 2,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-tab more-info-tab\">\n<p>\nBirthplace\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHarrisburg, Pennsylvania\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNationality\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAmerican\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHonors\/Awards\n<\/p>\n<p>\nGraduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEducation\n<\/p>\n<p>\nUnited States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBooks Written\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWe Hold These Truths\n<\/p>\n<p>\nProfessional Memberships\n<\/p>\n<p>\nVirginia and Pennsylvania state bars\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLocation\n<\/p>\n<p>\nPhoenix, Arizona\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLanguages Spoken\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEnglish\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTopics of Expertise\n<\/p>\n<p>\nPolitics, Entertainment, Faith\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As was the case last summer, U.S. special operations veterans reportedly are stepping up to help people in a war zone in need. 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