Western fighters in Ukraine are getting killed because they assumed the war would be easy, says a US veteran who fought there

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 08:44

A Ukrainian serviceman crouches over beside a firing 122m mortar — Ukrainian servicemen fire a 122mm mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, in March 2024.
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A US veteran who fought in Ukraine said many Western fighters assumed it would be an easy fight.
He said some "treat it almost like it's a vacation, and they're not really expecting to die."
Many foreign veterans are not willing to accept that their training has not readied them for this war, he said.

Western fighters who joined the war in Ukraine have been killed, in some cases, because they assumed the fight would be easy, a US veteran who fought in Ukraine told Business Insider.