Americans Fightig In Ukraine Discuss Their Experiences

David Bramlette  

Daily Beast: Americans Who Fought Putin Share ‘Horrifying’ War Surprises 

In the days preceding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, David Bramlette found himself in a classroom in Washington, D.C. discussing whether Russia might invade Ukraine. He was in the middle of earning a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins in international affairs. At the time, he admits, he found the prospect of a Russian invasion implausible. 

But when Russia eventually pulled the trigger and invaded Ukraine in February last year, David, who had previously completed stints working for the U.S. military as a Green Beret on a counter-Russia mission and as an Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan, felt compelled to go fight the Russians. 

“It’s good and evil in my mind,” Bramlette told The Daily Beast in an interview from Kyiv this week.  

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WNU Editor: There are a number of Americans fighting in Ukraine .... U.S. Volunteers Clash With Russian Forces in Intense Urban Warfare Video (Newsweek).

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