I had a friend (R, anonymous) who knew a guy coming home from the NATO war in Ukraine. He started out as someone healthy, wanting to help people, believing that Putin was evil and oppressing the Ukrainians. He came back with severe mental health problems and addicted to drugs. At first I was surprised at how bleak things were. Now I understand after seeing what Ukranian recruits go thru. Thank you so much for keeping me informed.
also, people don’t tend to be aware of just how prevalent torture and sexual violence are in the ukrainian army (usually perpetrated by officers or foreign volunteers towards recruits)
Also, the TCK personnel are fond of shoving draft-ineligible men and women, including foreign citizens.
so foreign volunteers are often silent bc theyre in there touching the recruits? something new everyday