Russian Soldiers Reportedly Captured by LGBTQ+ Ukrainians
Israel Hayom, “This is our war, the Ukrainians, but we have also been fighting as LGBTQ people, and I'm sure that the comrades in Kharkiv understood that.”He added: “We are confronting a tyrannical, homophobic enemy.”The account has not been independently verified.
However, the LGBTQ+ community in the besieged country has been lining up to fight against Russia’s invading forces or to help with medical and food aid to those displaced or at the frontlines.One such volunteer, Veronika Limina, had been running a combat and paramedic skills training camp for LGBTQ+ volunteers leading up to the invasion last week.“I am angry,” she told The Daily Beast. “We will kill Putin.”Limina works for an NGO that promotes the rights of LGBTQ+ people in the Ukrainian military.
She told the outlet that even if Ukraine doesn’t support LGBTQ+ rights, Russia is not a leading alternative.“We are very conscious of the threats which we have faced — as both Ukrainians and LGBT+ people.
