Ukraine’s embassy is warning Canadians who want to fight Russia’s invasion of the “dangerous” situation on the ground, even as it reaches out to applicants with medical or military experience.
“Given hundreds of wounded civilians at the cities besieged by Russian invaders and continuous shelling and bombing of residential areas by Russian jets and artillery, international volunteers with medical and appropriate military records can be the most effective for evacuation of elderly people, women and children,” the embassy said in a statement to CBC News.
After Russia invaded last month, Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky put out a worldwide call for volunteers to join his country’s