The Mad and the Brave : The Untold Story of Ukraine's Foreign Legion

Three days after Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky issues a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country.

Thousands answer the call from all over the world: some of them experienced soldiers, others novices who've never held a gun before.Among their ranks are high-minded idealists, adventure-seekers bored with civilian life, and ex-criminals seeking redemption - all risking their lives against the world's most vicious superpower.

Some flee at the first sign of trouble, others become heroes; many are killed, and a few turn their guns on each other.This is their story - often terrifying, often tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious...