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Belarusians join war seeking to free Ukraine and themselves

A volunteers from Belarus fires at a target during training at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, Friday, May 20, 2022. Belarusians are among those who have answered a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for foreign fighters to go to Ukraine and join the International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Volunteers from Belarus train at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. The fighters from Belarus are improving their military skills in Poland before deploying to Ukraine, where they plan to join a legion of foreign fighters defending Ukraine against Russian attacks. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Belarus regiment leader, Vadim Prokopiev, left, Polish instructor, Dariusz Tomysek, center, and a volunteer from Belarus speak during a training session at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. The fighters from Belarus are improving their military skills in Poland before deploying to Ukraine, where they plan to join a legion of foreign fighters defending Ukraine against Russian attacks. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) A volunteer from Belarus gets out of a car as he practices at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. Belarusians are among those who have answered a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for foreign fighters to go to Ukraine and join the International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) The weapons of volunteers from Belarus are placed on the ground as they take a break at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, Friday, May 20, 2022. Belarusians are among the foreign fighters who have volunteered to take up arms in Ukraine against Russian forces. They consider the Ukrainians defending their homeland to be their brethren. And by joining their resistance to Russia's onslaught, they hope to weaken the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and ultimately that of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Polish instructor, Dariusz Tomysek, shows a pistol bullet during a practice for Belarusian volunteers at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. Belarusians are among the foreign fighters who have volunteered to take up arms in Ukraine against Russian forces. They consider the Ukrainians defending their homeland to be their brethren. And by joining their resistance to Russia's onslaught, they hope to weaken the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and ultimately that of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) American former army member, Matthew Parker, holds a smoke grenade during a training session for Belarusian volunteers at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. Belarusians are among those who have answered a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for foreign fighters to go to Ukraine and join the International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, May 20, 2022. Belarusians are among those who have answered a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for foreign fighters to go to Ukraine and join the International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, Friday, May 20, 2022. The fighters from Belarus are improving their military skills in Poland before deploying to Ukraine, where they plan to join a legion of foreign fighters defending Ukraine against Russian attacks. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) Belarus regiment leader, Vadim Prokopiev, practices at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, Friday, May 20, 2022. Belarusians are among the foreign fighters who have volunteered to take up arms in Ukraine against Russian forces. They consider the Ukrainians defending their homeland to be their brethren. And by joining their resistance to Russia's onslaught, they hope to weaken the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and ultimately that of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
Belarusians join war seeking to free Ukraine and themselves