“The project of attracting foreigners to the ranks of the Armed Forces is being scaled up.”, — write: www.unian.ua
The project of attracting foreigners to the ranks of the Armed Forces is being scaled up.
Colombian volunteers were shown in the Armed Forces / photo 47 ombre “Magura”Colombian volunteers are being trained from scratch in Ukraine, who continue to fight in the ranks of the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Colombians have the opportunity to quickly join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This was reported by the 47th separate mechanized brigade “Magura” in Telegram.
“The project of attracting foreign volunteers to the 47th OMBr “Magura” is constantly expanding. With the help of state programs, they can quickly join the ranks of the Armed Forces. And in the 47th, they are all trained from scratch – here, coordination, and shooting, and landing with M113 and clearing trenches,” the message says.
Soldiers undergo training from scratch / photo 47 ombre “Magura”At the same time, while the Colombian recruits are being trained on training grounds, their more experienced compatriots are recapturing Ukrainian land in the Sumy Oblast from the occupiers.
Colombians are already participating in the battles / photo 47 ombre “Magura”
Warriors recapture Sumy region / photo 47 ombre “Magura”Colombians in the ranks of the Armed Forces – what is knownAs UNIAN reported, in November 2025, information spread that about 2,000 Colombians were fighting in the ranks of the Armed Forces. They came to Ukraine as contract workers.
Some foreigners serve in the International Legion, others in regular infantry units. In addition to Colombians, the contingent also includes Chileans and Brazilians. About 40% of foreign fighters who arrived in Ukraine come from South America.
By the way, the special services of Mexico previously warned Ukraine that some volunteers who joined the International Legion of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense may be connected to cartels. It has been claimed that some Mexican volunteers have joined the International Legion of Drones to learn how to fly drones, especially FPV models.
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