Slovak President Zuzana Caputova has granted permission for nine Slovak citizens to serve in the Ukrainian armed forces fighting off an invasion from neighboring Russia. Slovak media reported on August 5 that Caputova considered 35 applications and approved nine of them. The reasons for acceptance or rejection were not reported. Earlier this month, the Czech Republic reported it had granted similar permission to 146 citizens since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Slovakia Allows Nine Citizens To Join Ukrainian Military
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