Ukrainian veterans in Poland prepare to re-enlist as Russia tensions mount


  • World
  • Monday, 14 Feb 2022

Dmytro Dovzhenko, a Ukrainian veteran and military medical instructor, shows an Ukrainian flag, a souvenir from the army from the war in Donbas, during an interview with Reuters at his home in Wroclaw, Poland February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki

WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) - Dmytro Dovzhenko, 40, has been living in Poland with his wife and two children since 2019, running a business handling anything from hairdressing to beauty to food.

But he still wears a large signet ring with the inscription "Loyal forever" from his military marine unit back home in Ukraine. And, if Russia invades his home country, he will report for military duty, ready to fight, as soon as he can.

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