Ukraine’s most effective units, Azov among them, need reinforcements. So National Guard is opening recruitment center aimed only at foreigners
The center will send foreign volunteers into contract service as Ukraine leans on outside recruits to fill a manpower gap.
Ukraine's National Guard is establishing a recruitment center specifically for foreigners to bolster its forces, according to Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi. Currently, approximately 16,000 foreigners from at least 72 countries are serving in the armed forces, with many fighting in key units like Azov and the Khartiia Corps. The new center aims to streamline the recruitment process, which has been handled by the Defense Ministry thus far.
Commanders have pushed for this initiative, arguing that foreign reinforcements can be deployed more swiftly. The center will guide candidates through every step, from interviews and background checks to training, with the ultimate goal of filling 30 to 50 percent of assault and infantry positions with foreigners, as former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov had previously stated.
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