Among the foreign fighters who came to Ukraine to fight Russia were dissidents from Belarus living in exile.
They see the war as a war against Vladimir Putin’s forces but also against the regime of Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko, which has heavily backed Moscow.
The BBC met Pavel Kulazhanka, who gave his life in New York to join the war.
Reporter: Mark Lowen
Camera: Francesco Tosto
Producer: Michael Steininger
