Ukrainian Legion

Recruitment for Ukrainian Legion surges in Poland

More than a thousand applications have been submitted to join the Ukrainian Legion - a military unit, being formed on Polish territory, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said in an interview with Suspilne broadcaster on Dec. 22.

23 December 2024, 07:57 AM

First volunteers of Ukrainian Legion in Poland sign contracts with Armed Forces

The first group of volunteers from the Ukrainian Legion in Poland has signed contracts with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, news agency Ukrinform reported on Nov. 12. Already 600 people have applied to join the unit.

12 November 2024, 03:55 PM

First Ukrainian Legion volunteers in Poland to sign contracts with Armed Forces by year’s end

The first volunteers who applied to the Ukrainian Legion’s recruitment center in Poland are expected to sign contracts with the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the end of 2024, according to the center’s representatives.

5 November 2024, 04:23 PM

Ukrainian Legion in Poland forming only on paper, journalist says

The Ukrainian Legion is currently forming only on paper, according to the Ukrainian journalist Oksana Babakova, based in Warsaw, as she discussed in an interview for NV’s article “Why Poles Have ‘Fallen Out of Love’ with Ukraine.”

27 October 2024, 10:53 AM

Poland’s Ukrainian Legion now accepting applications

Recruitment for the Ukrainian Legion began in Poland in October, with a total of 196 people having applied by Oct. 4, according to Polish Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski.

8 October 2024, 09:31 PM

Ukrainian Legion in Poland lacks volunteers – Defense Ministry

The number of Ukrainians volunteering to join the Ukrainian Legion in Poland has been lower than expected, Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz told in an interview with Wirtualna Polska on Oct. 2.

2 October 2024, 02:52 PM

Poland lacks volunteers for its Ukrainian Legion initiative — Foreign Minister Sikorski

Warsaw is ready to form a Ukrainian Legion from Ukrainian citizens living in Poland, but currently lacks enough eligible volunteers, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with Ukrainian outlet European Pravda on Sept. 13.

17 September 2024, 02:05 AM

Kyiv, Warsaw still negotiating over Ukrainian Legion initiative

Ukraine and Poland are still ironing out the details of their joint Ukrainian Legion initiative, where Ukrainians will be trained and equipped in Poland to defend their homeland.

13 September 2024, 09:42 PM

Details of Poland’s ‘Ukrainian Legion’ program

The Polish government will not actively recruit Ukrainian citizens to join the Ukrainian Legion—the unit will be staffed exclusively with volunteers, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski told Polskie Radio on July 19.

20 July 2024, 02:06 AM

Poland begins formation of Ukrainian Legion brigade, pledges training and equipment

Poland is beginning to form and train the first brigade of several thousand volunteers who want to join the Ukrainian Legion, the country’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said during the NATO summit in Washington, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on July 11.

11 July 2024, 11:26 AM

‘Hundreds’ of Ukrainians in Poland volunteer to join Ukrainian Legion

At least several hundred Ukrainian nationals living in Poland have expressed a desire to join the recently announced Ukrainian Legion, Polish news outlet RMF24 reported on July 10, citing sources in Ukraine’s diplomatic corps.

10 July 2024, 09:30 PM

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