Investigation – Ukraine: Latin Americans on the front lines • FRANCE 24 English

Many Latin American fighters have joined Ukraine’s armed forces since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. And many of them post about it on social media, especially on TikTok. While some of them appear satisfied with their experience, others are more critical. What drives these Latin Americans, especially Colombians, to join the conflict in Ukraine? And why do their experiences sometimes turn into a nightmare?  The France 24 Observers team investigated this little-known dimension of the war in Ukraine.
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36 comments
  1. As a Latin from America I got one thing to say …
    I’ll never fight for Ukraine or NATO ..
    I got one word for you haters ….
    TRUMP!!!!!!!

  2. Sheep attracted by money if only they knew that Russia is not their enemy but quite the opposite. This is why Latin countries will always be the backyard of the gringos…

  3. Nothing bad can be said to those responding to a call for help to defend a country from attack; regardless why they do it, they respond to SOS and save a nation from total destruction. Also, its obvious what a full scale war is; nobody expects to survive (regardless if you are there voluntarily or forced as a soldier or civilian). In all wars in Europe, Europeans always unite and help their neighbour to defend from invading armies. Even if its someone elses home attacked today, if you do nothing, yours will be attacked tomorrow while others sit and do nothing.

  4. There is no reason for colombians fighting in Ukraine, that is none of our business. It seems pretty idiotic to go to a foreign land to die for something that has nothing to do with us.

  5. Why anyone wants to fight for a corrupt country like Ukraine the biggest human trafficker of the world if it wasn’t for the billions of dollars United States has giving then there will be no war thankfully no more money after January 20

  6. Rusia tiene misiles hipersonicos y bombas termobaricas mucha tecnología es ir buscar muerte segura hojala siente dialogar rusia y ucrania

  7. Vladimir Putin will prevail over these good- for -nothing mercenaries.
    Mercenaries understand money, but they do not understand a good cause.

  8. Colombian mercenaries also participated in the Saudi intervention in the Yemeni Civil War. See: December 2015 Taiz missile attack

  9. Sólo los utilizan como carne de cañón y cuando mueren no les dan ni las gracias y el dinero que les prometieron solos es mentira de Zelensky

  10. I´m Southamerican, I saw a soldier with a brazilian flag patch on the train last year, its crazy to realise that he is probably dead by now

  11. tRump said please don’t come back we don’t want you!!.. you will be deported back to Ukrainian and your lafamila!!….

  12. I don’t have a problem with anyone risking their lives for money but to not get paid and have a war going on and saying all these things that contradicts what’s happening is really a shame Ukraine has shown their colors and loyalty this war must stop

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