Ukrainian peacekeepers in DRC to return home to join war

Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces

Fighters of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces, the military reserve of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stand guard on the position at Independence Square in Kyiv on March 2, 2022. PHOTO | AFP 

Ukraine has asked its peacekeepers to return home and join the ongoing war against Russia.

“Such a decree President of Ukraine issued on March 7. President urges Ukrainian soldiers to withdraw from peacekeeping operations together with the equipment to strengthen the Ukrainian army standing against Russian aggression,” wrote Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Ukrainian parliament.