[NTDTV, Beijing, March 11, 2022]British media reported that a member of the Queen’s Personal Guard resigned to go to Ukraine to fight with the son of a Conservative MP. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, volunteers from many countries went to Ukraine to help resist the Russian army.
Members of the British garrison go to war in Ukraine
According to the British “Sun”, a 19-year-old member of the “Coldstream Guards” (Coldstream Guards) of the British Kings army resigned from the guard duty, left Windsor barracks (Windsor barracks), bought a plane ticket to Poland last weekend, and went to fight on the front line in Ukraine .
The Cold Creek Guard is the British Army’s longest-serving infantry unit. It has dual duties of national etiquette and overseas operations on weekdays. It has participated in the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War.
In addition, three active duty soldiers left the barracks and are suspected of going to Ukraine to join the war.
Son of ex-Royal Marine and MP joins ‘International Corps’
According to the British “Guardian” report, Ben Grant, 30, who served in the Royal Marines (Royal Marines) for five years, and six other British ex-servicemen arrived in Ukraine last weekend.
Grant’s mother, Helen Grant, is a current Conservative MP and a former government minister who is currently the British Prime Minister’s special envoy for girls’ education.
Grant, who has three children, worked as a private security guard in Iraq for a while after his retirement, the report said. Recently, he saw a TV image of a house in Ukraine being bombed, and the screams of children came from the house, so he decided to join the war.
He did not tell his mother of his decision before leaving for Ukraine. “We’ll have another 100 people coming in total, and when they’re all here, it’ll be great. They come from different backgrounds and some of them are very, very professional.”
The British Army confirmed today that a small number of soldiers had gone without permission and may have travelled to Ukraine “in a personal capacity,” the BBC reported. A British Army spokesman said: “We are strongly and actively encouraging them to return home.”
Canadian 22nd Royal Regiment snipers go to Ukraine for support
The Ukrainian people were devastated by the war, prompting volunteers from many countries to go to Ukraine to support and resist the Russian invasion. Former Canadian 22nd Royal Regiment sniper “Wali” recently entered Ukraine with three other Canadian retired soldiers from Poland to help resist the Russian army. He was one of more than 500 Canadian Volunteers.
“I have to help them, it’s that simple,” Wall-E said. “There are people bombed here just because they want to be European and not Russian.”
Ex-U.S. Marines to fight in Ukraine
A representative of the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, D.C., told VOA that 3,000 American volunteers responded to Ukraine’s call to join the Ukrainian International Corps. There are also many other countries who volunteered, mostly from former Soviet states such as Georgia and Belarus.
The New York Times reported that Hector, a former Marine, boarded a plane on March 4 to join Ukraine’s “International Corps.” He has been deployed twice to the Iraqi front line and has expertise in driving armored vehicles and using heavy weapons.
Hector’s carry-on luggage included helmets, body armor, rifle scopes and other combat supplies. He said that many veterans of the United States are assembled in small groups to prepare for the war in Ukraine. They see it as a just move to help Ukraine defend against the Russian army.
Rebardo, a former Army officer in Pennsylvania, said he was kept busy by many comrades who expressed their desire to join the war on social media. He acts as a middleman, looking for volunteers with specific skills to sponsor air tickets and various supplies.
In addition, many veterans are contacting Ukrainian embassies and consulates in various parts of the United States, asking to join the “international army”, and many people are still waiting for a reply because of the large number of people.
US Army Instructor: Can Teach Ukrainians to Use Various Weapons
American veteran Matthew Parker, who served 22 years in the U.S. Army, and 12 former comrades plan to fly to Poland and then to the Ukrainian border to register with other Ukrainian volunteers for the Territorial Defense Forces.
Parker served as a U.S. Army instructor and led troops into battle. “They could put me wherever they were needed, or they could just have me as a regiment instructor teaching the Ukrainians how to use different weapons systems,” he said.
He said Russian President Vladimir Putin “has taken Crimea” and “it shouldn’t have happened. This is the weakness of the international community. He cannot be allowed to take the rest of Ukraine”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a few days ago that an “international army” of 16,000 foreign volunteers was being called to “participate in the defense of Ukraine, Europe and the world.”
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Ukrainian TV on the evening of March 6 that more than 20,000 people from 52 countries have expressed their willingness to come to Ukraine to resist Russian aggression, and they will defend foreign volunteers in the newly established Ukrainian territory. Served in the Corps. And there are still foreign volunteers who want to join the “International Corps”.
(Comprehensive report by reporter Luo Tingting/responsible editor: Wen Hui)
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