Fighting another country's war, two Spokane-area men join flood of foreign fighters in Ukraine

Fighting another countries war, two Spokane-area men join flood of foreign fighters in Ukraine

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Fri., May 13, 2022

Chris Warren arranged patches he received from Ukrainian military units after returning from Ukraine on April 27, 2022. Warren spent nearly two months in Ukraine fighting for the Ukrainian military.

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Chris Warren shows off patches he received from Ukrainian military units after returning from Ukraine on April 27. Warren spent nearly two months in Ukraine fighting for the Ukrainian military.

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Chris Warren shows off patches he received from Ukrainian military units after returning from Ukraine on April 27, 2022. Warren spent nearly two months in Ukraine fighting for the Ukrainian military.

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Chris Warren shows off a patch he took from a Russian tank in Ukraine. Warren spent nearly two months in Ukraine fighting for the Ukrainian military.

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Jeremy Smith sits in a Warsaw hotel wearing a uniform he was issued while fighting in Ukraine. Smith spent nearly a month fighting in Ukraine.

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Chris Warren shows members of the Ukrainian supreme court how to use a weapon on March 13, 2022.

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Chris Warren stands with a puppy he found in Ukraine while fighting there on March 21, 2022.

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Chris Warren stands on top of a wrecked Russian tank on April 2, 2022. Warren, an Air Force veteran, wasn’t in combat in Ukraine but did help the Ukrainian military take inventory after a battle north of Brovary, Ukraine.

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