In the four-plus months he was with his volunteer unit, Lawrence, a former Marine Corps machine gunner, had earned a reputation as a weapons expert and hard-charger.
On July 29, Russian forces were peppering members of Chosen Company a volunteer group composed of military veterans fighting against the Russian invasion with mortars, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and grenades in eastern Ukraine.
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The infamous Laser Kiwi flag has been spotted being sported by New Zealanders fighting in Ukraine.
One of the soldiers, who goes by the battle name Easy, h