American volunteer fighting in Ukraine describes destruction of Russian
Telegraph, 25 Mar 2022
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US army veteran James Vasquez, 47, has joined Ukraines military as a foreign volunteer. He left Connecticut earlier this month and has been fighting on the front lines alongside Ukrainians as part of the Russia-Ukraine war. Since joining the Ukrainian military, Vasquez has uploaded nerve-wracking video footage to Twitter with updates about his unit’s wins over the Russians. As he narrates what has been happening that day, he pans the camera to show how many Russian tanks have been destroyed.
According to Twitter, Vasquez arrived in Poland on the 15th March and quickly crossed into Ukraine. Within three days he was on the front lines in Lviv. Since then, Vasquez has posted videos and tweets of his account of the battle. On Thursday he tweeted: “Just went through six straight hours of combat. I have crazy video I’ll post later. 2 men were shot but will be ok. One fatality.” Vasquez left his job as a home renovation contractor and his family back in Connecticut.
Since Ukraine's President Zelesky urged for international help to fight Russian forces, people from all across the world have volunteered to help Ukraines army and to join the international legion, with the aim to repel Russian advances.
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US army veteran James Vasquez, 47, has joined Ukraines military as a foreign volunteer. He left Connecticut earlier this month and has been fighting on the front lines alongside Ukrainians as part of the Russia-Ukraine war. Since joining the Ukrainian military, Vasquez has uploaded nerve-wracking video footage to Twitter with updates about his unit’s wins over the Russians. As he narrates what has been happening that day, he pans the camera to show how many Russian tanks have been destroyed.
According to Twitter, Vasquez arrived in Poland on the 15th March and quickly crossed into Ukraine. Within three days he was on the front lines in Lviv. Since then, Vasquez has posted videos and tweets of his account of the battle. On Thursday he tweeted: “Just went through six straight hours of combat. I have crazy video I’ll post later. 2 men were shot but will be ok. One fatality.” Vasquez left his job as a home renovation contractor and his family back in Connecticut.
Since Ukraine's President Zelesky urged for international help to fight Russian forces, people from all across the world have volunteered to help Ukraines army and to join the international legion, with the aim to repel Russian advances.
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