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South Korean ex-Navy SEAL-turned YouTuber Ken Rhee claims he has no regrets fighting in Ukraine and says it would have been a “crime” not to use his military experience to help.
In an interview with
AFP, Rhee compared fighting in Ukraine to saving a drowning person to illustrate why he felt it was his moral duty to serve despite the fact that the South Korean government had made it illegal to travel to Ukraine.
“You're walking down the beach and you see a sign by the water saying 'no swimming' -- but you see someone drowning. It's a crime not to help. That's how I see it,” the 38-year-old serviceman, who has openly criticized the South Korean government for withholding support, said.
“I have the skillset. I have the experience. I was in two different wars, and going to Ukraine, I knew I could help,” he added, equating his illegal travel to Ukraine to a “traffic violation.”"