{"id":32368,"date":"2022-03-03T19:44:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=32368"},"modified":"2022-03-03T19:44:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:44:02","slug":"2-albanians-fighting-in-ukraine-says-commander-mamulashvili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/2-albanians-fighting-in-ukraine-says-commander-mamulashvili\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Albanians fighting in Ukraine, says commander Mamulashvili"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mamuka Mamulashvili, a commander of the Legion of Foreign Volunteers in Ukraine, says that so far there are only two Albanians that have joined the fight against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview for Euronews Albania, he says they are expecting around 30 Albanians who had applied to join the war through social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are two Albanian volunteers fighting with us. They came here to help Ukrainians defend their country. They arrived after the conflict broke out. There have been some 20-30 applications from Albania, but they haven\u2019t arrived, yet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The commander of the Legion of Foreign Volunteers says that none of the volunteers is on a payroll, but they all reached out to fight for democracy and defend Ukraine from the Russian genocide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Russians are intentionally slaughtering women and children\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that there have been no casualties from his group although they\u2019ve been shelled dozens of times.<\/p>\n<p>Mamulashvili claims Russia is using ballistic missiles and targeting civilian areas.<\/p>\n<p>He has been fighting in Ukraine since 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamuka Mamulashvili, a commander of the Legion of Foreign Volunteers in Ukraine, says that so far there are only two Albanians that have joined the fight against Russia. 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