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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pjotr Sauer

‘I could not be part of this crime’: the Russians fighting for Ukraine

Igor Volobuyev
Igor Volobuyev left a high-profile banking role in Moscow to travel to Ukraine when the war started. Photograph: Handout

Walking around Kyiv in his new Ukrainian military attire, Igor Volobuyev felt as if he finally fulfilled his purpose.

For weeks after leaving Russia for Ukraine, the former vice-president of Gazprombank spent his days trying to convince officials to provide him with Ukrainian documents and allow him to sign up for military service to fight against a country where he had spent most of his adult life.

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