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Elizabeth Urban

American Who Moved His Family to Russia to Dodge 'Woke' US Policies Finds Himself On Front Lines in Ukraine: 'Thrown to the Wolves'

Derek Huffman, a 46-year-old Texas man who moved his family to Russia hoping to dodge what he called “woke” American policies, has been sent to the front lines of the war in Ukraine. (Credit: Huffman Time/YouTube)

A Texas man who moved his family to Russia hoping to dodge what he called "woke" American policies has been sent to the front lines of the war in Ukraine.

Derek Huffman, 46, planned to join the military in a non-combat role as a welder after moving to Russia earlier this year with his wife and three children. However, his wife said that he has since ended up on the front lines after after joining the Russian military to help speed up his track to citizenship, Euromaiden Press reported.

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