The sniper who joined the Ukrainian troops to fight against Russia and holds a shocking record

The call was stronger and despite the fact that his son turns one year old in just a few weeks, Wali packed his bag and left. His name cannot be revealed; his wife put that one condition on him. With a group of volunteer soldiers, the fearsome former Royal Régiment of Canada sniper arrived at Ukraine to fight alongside the army against Russia. His last contact was made in dialogue with the press upon arrival in Poland and today it is estimated that this fearsome military cadre, which holds the record for the greatest distance death, is already calibrating his weapon and preparing to position himself on the battlefront.

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Wali it is a nickname that was earned over time. A bit of mysticism for a living legend who served in the Canadian Armed Forces between 2009 and 2011 when northern troops marched into Afghanistan. Officially retired, he traveled as volunteer Soldier To Fight In Iraq, alone and with a backpack. There he joined the battalion of peshmergas and fought for several months on foreign soil.

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Upon his return, his wife believed that the journey of the war had ended, although deep inside he always knew that Wali I was just on vacation. When the Government of Ukraine announced the creation of the International Legion of Ukrainian Territorial Defense, he didn’t hesitate. “There are several informal groups of ex-soldiers that have been active since last week and are starting to answer the call,” he explained. Wali in dialogue with The press. Although Canada advises its citizens to avoid the Eastern European area and does not send troops directly, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, clarified, as reported by the CBC media, that these types of decisions are “individual choices” and that “They support any form of aid to Ukraine at this time.”

Wali packed his belongings in a small backpack and traveled to Poland to enter Ukraine on foot. (La Presse).

However, the Canadian does not travel armed. In his backpack are a gas mask, a camouflage sniper suit, binoculars and the jacket he wore in Afghanistan. “Surely they will give us weapons and armor plates. I even hope it’s easy and even surreal, like being taken to a warehouse and being told, ‘Here you go. There are rocket launchers, missiles…’” he joked. “It is a very mechanized war, more of movement and conventional. When they called me they said they needed a sniper. It’s like a firefighter who hears the alarm, I had to go,” he acknowledged.

The call came thanks to a friend who organizes neutral humanitarian aid convoys and many other former foreign soldiers travel with him. On social networks, these paramilitary groups coordinate whenever an armed conflict appears to travel and volunteer. Only in what was the war against the Islamic State were counted 80 former Canadian soldiers and a large number of Americans, Belgians and French.

“I see the images of the destruction in Ukraine and I see my son in danger and suffering. When I see a destroyed building, I see the person who owns it see his pension fund go up in smoke. I go there for humanitarian reasons.” finished.

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Source: Elcomercio