Hundreds of Poland-based Ukrainians express interest in joining Ukrainian Legion

The announced formation of a legion comprising Ukrainians living abroad who will be trained in Poland has sparked significant interest. Sources in Ukrainian diplomatic missions report that hundreds of Ukrainians in Poland are inquiring about how to join the legion.

According to Polish radio station RMF24, based on conservative estimates, the initiative will reportedly be able to attract several thousand Ukrainians currently living in Europe.

The journalists also learned that efforts are underway to involve other European countries in supporting the project, for example, by financing the cost of equipment and training.

Poland will try to convince its partners that this is another form of investment in European security and should be supported.

The Ukrainian Legion, the creation of which is envisaged by the bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and Poland, is a military unit in which Ukrainian citizens living in Poland or abroad can enlist and train, with the opportunity to join Ukraine's defence forces under contract.

At a press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukraine-Poland security agreement provides for the creation of the Ukrainian Legion, which Ukrainians abroad will be able to join and receive training on a voluntary basis.

The Ukraine-Poland agreement also envisages the development of a mechanism to shoot down Russian missiles and drones launched in the direction of Polish territory within Ukraine's airspace.