frontline experience

Ukrainian experts have, for the first time, taken part in NATO exercises practicing mechanisms under Article 5 of the Alliance’s founding treaty, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Dec. 28.

Yeshua, a Brazilian soldier serving in Ukraine’s 2nd International Legion, has been fighting on the front lines for nearly two years. A former member of a mechanized brigade in the Brazilian Armed Forces, he came to Ukraine partly to gain real combat experience—but what truly drove him was the haunting footage of Russian troops killing civilians, including women and children.