KYIV, Ukraine — When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited into war, back in Moscow, a young Russian who now goes by the name of Karabas was plunged into despair. Members of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion practice at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine’s military has formed a battalion of soldiers made up …
Members of the Siberian Battalion, made up of pro-Ukrainian Russian citizens, rest at a military training center close to Kyiv, Ukraine. Today, he is part of the Siberian Battalion, a unit made up of Russians who have joined Ukrainian military ranks to fight against their own homeland, hoping someday to help oust Russian President Vladimir Putin. Unlike other volunteer units …
