VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“They're very pro-Russian, and their national identity is very blurred,”
Petro Yatsenko · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Petro Yatsenko describes how Ukrainian-born soldiers fighting for Russia often identify strongly with Russia.
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