On both sides of the war in Ukraine, foreign fighters have flocked in their thousands to take part, many of them from the former Soviet Union. Whilst thousands of regular Russian soldiers and volunteers have fought alongside the DNR and LNR separatists, a number of Russians and Belorussians have also fought for the Ukrainians.
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A Ukrainian sniper holds on the position of Ukrainian forces on frontline in the Lugansk region on August 27, 2015.
