“We’re here to help the people. There’s a group of Americans, all veterans, out here to help in any way we can,” a U.S. veteran in Lviv says.
Perkins, at the Lviv gas station with a fellow ex-Navy serviceman, who gave his name only as Hector, said he had not signed up for the International Legion because it would require him to volunteer for a set period of time and he preferred to be flexible.
The pair said they had been in Ukraine for four days and had been coordinating with relief agencies to secure vehicles to transport displaced people to Ukraine’s borders., Perkins said. “There will be people all over the country,” he said without elaborating. Perkins said that other Americans wanting to fight for Ukraine had a variety of options once arriving in the country, including volunteering for the Georgian National Legion, a pro-Ukrainian paramilitary group formed to fight in the east; Ukraine’s territorial defense forces; or the Azov Battalion, a far-right ultra-nationalist volunteer force accused of white supremacy.
The United States, which is not a signatory to the ban on mercenaries, made extensive use of private military contractors inBritain’s armed forces minister has warned citizens not to volunteer in Ukraine, with the expectation of staying only a few weeks and taking Instagram selfies.Perkins, a married father of one, said his wife is ex-military and understands why he is in Ukraine.
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