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Fighting has been raging in Ukraine for over a year. The country is at war to defend its territory against an invasion launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia. Following President Zelensky's call, more than twenty thousand foreign fighters from more than 52 countries have joined the Ukrainian forces on the ground. Bendo, a 46-year-old former soldier, is one of the Belgians who left to fight in the first weeks of the war. Jimmy, 28, deserted the Belgian army to join the front. He commanded a unit of the International Legion under the orders of the Ukrainian army, before cracking and returning to Belgium. Through the story of these two volunteers, we will try to understand the motivations, difficulties and experiences of the Belgian volunteers who volunteered alongside the Ukrainian army. An investigation by Wahoub Fayoumi and Garry Wantiez (first broadcast on June 14, 2023) 0:00: Belgian volunteer soldiers in Ukraine: at the heart of the fighting 2:09: Foreign fighters, essential aid at the start of the war 3:51: How do you sign up as a volunteer? 6:19: Looking for Belgian volunteers 7:30: Bendo, who arrived in March 2022, is still taking part in the fighting 13:23: What are Bendo's motivations? 15:45: The Karpatska Sich battalion, a neo-Nazi battalion? 18:08: In the footsteps of Jimmy, another Belgian fighter, in Kupiansk, liberated in September 22:12: Meeting with Jimmy, now back in Belgium 30:08: Conclusion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔎 Want to know more? ▶ In the fighting, with Jimmy https://www.rtbf.be/article/investiga... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📌 Also find #Investigation on: The RTBF Info website ► https://www.rtbf.be/info/dossier/inve... Auvio ► https://www.rtbf.be/auvio/emissions/d... Facebook ► / investigationrtbf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © RTBF2023 #war #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #russiavsukraine #soldiers #belgium #belgium #volunteer #internationallegion #volodímirzelenski #vladimirputin Belgian volunteer soldiers in Ukraine: at the heart of the fighting