Belarusian national flag hoisted in Donbass battalion (photo)
The Belarusian members of the Ukrainian voluntary battalion Donbass have hoisted a white-red-white flag over their tent.
There are about 15 Belarusians in the battalion now. Some of them have been living in Ukraine for a long time, others have arrived in Ukraine recently. There are former opposition activists among the Belarusian volunteers, Belarusian Partisan reports.
The battalion Donbass may be sent to East Ukraine one of these days. All the Belarusians serving in the battalion have asked the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs to give them residence permits or even grant them the Ukrainian citizenship. The Minister has promised to help with documents so that the Belarusians could serve in the battalion officially.
There are a lot of foreigners in the battalion – Georgians, Azerbaijanis, an American and a Spaniard and Russian citizens.
Photo: belaruspartisan.org
