By Shawna Masiello PopTopic

Hundreds of members of the “Volunteers For Ukraine” subreddit who joined the “Reddit Legion” to defend the former Soviet republic after President Zelenskyy extended an open invitation were shelled and shot after the Kremlin warned they would be treated as mercenaries and war criminals.

An unidentified Ukraine volunteer and self-proclaimed “legionnaire” posts his account of joining the war in Ukraine along with images, only seconds before being apprehended and killed by Russian armed forces.

The “Volunteers for Ukraine” subreddit is brimming with accounts of people who have made the decision to travel to Ukraine, procure weapons, and engage in combat with Russian forces. Unfortunately, the vast majority of those who have publicly stated their intention to kill Russian soldiers have been assassinated, particularly after disclosing vital information about the location of these “legion” camps.

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