Translated from a Norwegian article.
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Foreign fighters talk about failing motivation
Foreign fighters who have traveled to Ukraine to fight against Russian forces are shocked by the brutality of the war, and many have returned home.
- "They fought in Afghanistan or in Iraq, but say they were not prepared for what met them here," said Polak, one of the foreign fighters fighting with the Ukrainian army.
He estimates that there are hundreds like him in the country, but says that many of them are becoming increasingly disillusioned.
- After the first encounter, they sometimes say that they were not prepared for this, and that they want to go home, he says.
Between 10 and 30 percent of those who enlist in the service of Ukraine, therefore pack their bags and return home after a short time. These are also said to have received weapons training, says a spokesman for the Foreign Legion, Damien Magrou
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This generate a question.
Are these mercenary well trained soldiers from where they came or are they nothing than fortune hunters seeking an adventure ?
Some of them have been fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. This tells me that war has become more and more brutal and todays soldiers aren't trained for this.
Markus