Fear and Loathing in Lviv: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Ukrainian International Legion
This is a story of German mercenaries, showing the reality of serving in the International Legion. In early March 2022, two mercenaries from Germany went to “defend Ukraine”, but instead of “heroic glory” appeared in the Business Insider news article, telling about the grave reality of serving in the International Legion.
Lukas, 33, who is also a drug addict, worked for an IT company in Montenegro. Tobias, 44, worked as a DJ in Frankfurt. On the 2nd of March, both arrived in Lviv to join the Ukrainian Defense International Legion. None of them had any previous military experience. They were without a clear plan and simply stumbled across the GeorgianMercenaries Legion. Instead of training at the Georgian mercenary base, they spent their time drinking or getting high. According to Tobias, the Georgian mercenaries “were disorganized and wanted only to kill Russians”.
Together with the Georgians, Lukas and Tobias got on a train to Kyiv. They were instructed to pose as Red Cross volunteers and report suspicious people or activity that they observed on the route.
In Kyiv Tobias and Lukas found only a few scattered reservists, so they returned to Lviv. There they managed to join the International Legion and they found themselves at the Yavoriv training center.
According to the mercenaries, they signed contracts in Ukrainian language. No copies were provided. The training program at the center was intense, but most mercenaries routinely skipped training.
A COVID-19 outbreak occured at the training center, and no medical aid was available to the mercenaries. Many fainted because of a lack of medical care.
At some point, the Germans overheard a conversation between the Ukrainian officers. They realized why Zelensky needed thousands of foreign mercenaries. According to Lukas and Tobias, the officers planned to use foreigners as cannon fodder. The Ukrainians were meant to use the volunteers to test the Russians' capabilities before risking their own troops.
On the 12th of March, Lukas and Tobias left Yavoriv training center, just a few hours before it was hit by the missile attack. Then they parted their ways: Lukas returned to Montenegro, Tobias attempted to join the Territorial Defense Forces but failed. Tobias had COVID-19 and ran out of psychostimulants, leaving Ukraine on March 21st.
The end of Lukas and Tobias drug tour was inglorious. Their story clearly shows all their countrymen what is really behind the bombastic rhetoric of Ukrainian politicians, and the gratitude they express to foreign mercenaries. They intend to use the mercenaries as cannon fodder.
source:
https://t.me/rybar/32030