Around 20,000 people from 52 countries have already volunteered to fight in Ukraine, where they will serve in a newly created internationa...
Around 20,000 people from 52 countries have already volunteered to fight in Ukraine, where they will serve in a newly created international legion, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister said.
In a television address on Sunday Dmytro Kuleba said: 'The whole world today is on Ukraine's side not only in words but in deeds.'
He did not say how many of the foreign volunteers have arrived in Ukraine.
Mike (not seen) and Alex from the United Kingdom who served in Afghanistan as paramedics arrive at the Polish Ukrainian border crossing looking for transport to Lviv to join the fight against the Russian invasion
A man who did not want to be identified prepares to enter Ukraine to join the fight against the Russian army at the Medyka border crossing on Thursday at Medyka, Poland
Kuleba also did not name the home countries of the volunteers, saying that some of them forbid their citizens from fighting for other nations.
He urged Ukrainians living in other countries to begin a campaign to push for Ukraine's membership in the European Union.
Last week Ukraine’s Defense Ministry put out a call for international volunteers in a Facebook post.
It read: 'JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGION OF TERRITORIAL DEFENSE FORCES OF UKRAINE!
'If your citizenship other than Ukrainian, but you are standing with Ukraine against Russian invasion. If praying is not enough for you.
A man, who didn't disclose his nationality, carries a rifle bag as he looks for a train to head to Ukraine to join the fight against the Russian invasion on Wednesday in Przemysl, Poland
In a television address on Sunday Dmytro Kuleba (pictured) said: 'The whole world today is on Ukraine's side not only in words but in deeds'
'If you want actively participate in fighting for European freedom and democracy.
'If you have combat experience or want to gain it standing with brave Ukrainian defenders. THIS IS TIME TO ACT!'
On Thursday Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in a video address said Ukraine began welcoming foreign volunteers, with the arrival of the first 16,000 arriving to 'defend the liberty and life of us and of everyone'.
Last week Ukraine’s Defense Ministry put out a call for international volunteers in a Facebook post
More than 60 Brits are thought to have crossed into war-torn Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces.
It was last week reported that Polish border guard officials at the frontier point of Medyka told MailOnline that several UK nationals in 'military fatigues' had gone through passport control in the last few days.
It earlier also emerged that former British Army and Special Forces veterans had been among those who had answered a 'call to arms' from Zelensky to join the fight.
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