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Nolan Peterson

Mar 13, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X

From an American volunteer on the front lines outside of Kyiv:

"Sitting close to the frontline, the last safe mode of transportation leaves for greener pastures. A core group of about 30 foreign fighters remains out of around 200 people who were here just minutes ago..." 1/

"The base we came from was struck by rockets in the early morning hours. People we lived with for a couple days are confirmed dead. It is only a matter of time before our location is targeted. We are about to be cut off by a Russian tank column any day now..." 2/

"Food, water, and ammunition dwindle slowly. The mood is somber, people are sending their last messages to friends and family." 3/

"Where is NATO? Where is the supposed good of western civilization?" end

An important note: this American is a special ops veteran who completed combat deployments to Afghanistan. He came to Ukraine before Russia's full-scale war on Feb. 24. He is an experienced, well-trained soldier who gave up his lucrative career in the US in order to help Ukraine

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I shot this video in July 2021 while aboard the USS Ross, a US Navy destroyer, in the Black Sea.

In the foreground is a Russian frigate, the Ladny (one of several Russian warships that shadowed us for days).

In the background is a Ukrainian oil platform, under Russian control at the time.

https://twitter.com/nolanwpeterson/status/1411030489956298754

And from the deck of the USS Ross, underway in the Black Sea in July 2021, I took these photos of Russian Su-24s buzzing us...over and over.

Here’s my video of one Russian fly-by…while the US destroyer was in international waters:

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One of the hardest parts of this past year has been the amount of time my wife and I have spent apart. The prolonged separation from Lilly because of Russia's invasion has added an entirely new layer to my understanding of war, and all its hardships. 🧵/1

As an Air Force pilot, I learned about the combatant's experience. As a journalist, I bore witness to war’s toll on civilians and soldiers alike. /2

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