John is a former U.S. Marine who joined the International Legion of Ukraine to fight Russian invaders. John assumed that his skills and experience would be useful in combat, though modern warfare proved to be very different from anything that came before the full-scale invasion of Russia.

John took part in liberating Kherson oblast, fought in Bakhmut, and was wounded. John told us about how modern warfare has evolved, and how the U.S. public opinion on the war has shifted during the last two years.