'Against the Empire': Why Russia's neighbours are fighting for Ukraine

Analysts say several hundred citizens of former Soviet republics have fled to Ukraine to avoid persecution at home, while others have joined Ukraine's armed forces to help defend the country against the Russian invasion.

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