American Azov: Vegas — The Firefighter Who Joined Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, host Theo Allthorpe-Mullis speaks with Vegas, an American firefighter and medic who left Texas to join Azov’s International Battalion in Ukraine.

From pulling people out of burning buildings to pulling wounded soldiers off the zero line, Vegas shares his journey from civilian life in the United States to the front lines of Ukraine’s war for survival.

He explains what compelled him to risk everything, how he went from medic to assault soldier, and why he believes the battle for Ukraine is part of a much larger global struggle between dictatorship and democracy.

Vegas speaks candidly about:

• The moment he decided to go to Ukraine
• What it’s really like fighting on the zero line
• How the war is reshaping Ukraine’s military and mindset
• The reality of drone warfare
• What the West still doesn’t understand about the scale of this conflict
• How Ukraine changed his view of America, patriotism, and freedom

This is a raw, unfiltered conversation with a man who traded comfort for conviction — and found purpose fighting for the ideals that define democracy itself.

“The number one threat on the front right now is drones — and number two, three, four, and five are drones.”
 “Ukraine is safer at war than the US is at peace.”
 “Fighting for Ukraine is the purest form of Americanism I’ve ever known.”

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