No gun. No helmet. No action: The frustrations of some novice Americans who signed up to fight in Ukraine.

March 22, 2022

© Heidi Levine for The Washington Post Foreign fighters who came to Ukraine to join a new international legion set up to fight Russian forces, seen in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 13. KYIV, Ukraine — Before he decided to buy a one-way plane ticket to Ukraine, Adam worked two jobs, as a security guard and as a cashier at a dollar store. He joined a new international legion set up to fight Russian forces about 15 miles outside the city. And Ukraine is the underdog, so they need help.”Since Russia invaded Ukraine, thousands of Americans and other foreign nationals have signed up to fight for Ukraine, answering a call to action by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “For me, it seems very amateur.”He said “there is a very big flow” of inexperienced Americans and foreigners wanting to fight in Ukraine.