Testimony has emerged that YouTuber Lee Geun, a former captain of the UDT/SEAL, who left the country to help Ukraine, who is at war with Russia, had not yet been sent to the front line.
On the 28th, Yonhap News released the contents of a video interview with Damian Magro, a spokeswoman for the International Brigade of the Homeland Defense Force, a foreign volunteer unit of the Ukrainian Army.
In an interview, Spokesperson Maggro said, “Some of the Korean volunteers are deployed to fighting units on the front line and are active. didn’t,” he said. He added, “There are many facilities in the western Ukraine region where the members prepare before being put into battle.”
Spokesperson Maggro said, “It is our policy not to mention the number of volunteers by nationality.”
Regarding the fact that entry into Ukraine is illegal by Korean law and the recent controversy surrounding the fact that a South Korean Marine Corps soldier left for an international brigade to enlist in an international brigade, he said, “I don’t think it is appropriate to discuss Korea’s policies from the standpoint of a spokesperson for a foreign military unit.” spared no words
He explained, “There are several countries other than Korea that prohibit entry into Ukraine or enlistment in international brigades, but this is not an act that is problematic under Ukraine’s domestic and international law.”
He continued, “All the volunteers who come to Ukraine to enlist in the international brigade understand why they had to come here for themselves. We do not return volunteers for national policy reasons.”
Spokesperson Maggro said, “If there is a casualty among volunteers, the fact will be notified through the official diplomatic network and the body will be handed over,” said Magro.
When the all-out war with Russia began, on the 27th of last month, the Ukrainian government established the International Homeland Defense Force Brigade under the Army and Homeland Defense Forces and received support for foreign volunteers. The unit, which is classified as part of the Ukrainian military, is said to have attracted more than 20,000 men from more than 52 countries.
Geun Lee, who left for Ukraine on the 6th, is also a member of the international brigade. When rumors of Lee’s death after entering Ukraine surfaced, he directly posted on Instagram on the 15th, explaining, “I’m busy fighting every day.”
Later, when it was alleged that Mr. Lee was having breakfast at a hotel in Poland, an official from Mr. Lee’s side said through the official YouTube channel, “It is fake news without evidence.” .
Correspondent Kim So-young, Donga.com sykim41@donga.com
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