Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov attends the talks with Russian officials in the Gomel region, Belarus February 28, 2022. Sergei Kholodilin/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS
LVIV, Ukraine March 5 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday that 66,224 Ukrainian men had returned from abroad to join the fight against Russia's invasion.
"That's how many men returned from abroad at this moment to defend their country from the horde. These are 12 more combat and motivated brigades! Ukrainians, we are invincible," Reznikov said in an online post.
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500CatsTypingStuff on March 5th, 2022 at 10:31 UTC »
It’s heartbreaking to think some of them, way too many, won’t survive
theoldgreenwalrus on March 5th, 2022 at 09:23 UTC »
This takes a lot of courage. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Modern_Bear on March 5th, 2022 at 09:05 UTC »
Hopefully they can arm them all and supply them with enough ammo. I do wish them well and hope that eventually they can repel this pointless invasion.