Ukraine war: Meet the Georgian Legion joining the fight against Russia's invasion
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The Georgian Legion have been fighting and training soldiers in Ukraine since 2014, since the annexation of Crimea, with one aim, the destruction of Vladimir Putin. International correspondent @sparkomat Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Grunge band Nirvana was booming from a car speaker when we arrived at a nondescript shed-turned-army-base in eastern Ukraine. We saw a dozen or so men wearing military fatigues, laughing and chatting over the rock music, yet we also sensed the tang of pre-mission tension hanging in the air. 'Electricity out' in occupied cities - Ukraine latest These fighters belong to an outfit called the "Georgian Legion", a paramilitary unit which fights for Ukraine - and men with guns were about to depart on a mission. The Legion boasts some 1,000 members, drawn from Georgia in the south Caucusus, as well as a variety of other countries. We were told that there are 50 Britons currently serving in the unit. Together, they share one overridi
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