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Politico: "Americans fighting in Ukraine"

02 May 2022 08:01 (UTC +04:00)

An undetermined number of other Americans — many with military backgrounds — are thought to be in the country battling Russian forces beside both Ukrainians and volunteers from other countries even though U.S. forces aren’t directly involved in fighting aside from sending military materiel, humanitarian aid and money, APA reports citing Politico.

Harrison Jozefowicz heads a group called Task Force Yankee, which he said has placed more than 190 volunteers in combat slots and other roles while delivering nearly 15,000 first aid kits, helping relocate more than 80 families and helping deliver dozens of pallets of food and medical supplies to the southern and eastern fronts of the war.

Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after the Russia-Ukraine war. An Army veteran, he said he couldn’t help but join American volunteers seeking to help Ukrainians in their fight.