Editing French Foreign Legion (section)

====Ukrainian International Legion & Georgian Legion====
{{main|Georgian Legion (Ukraine)|International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine}}
The [[Georgian Legion (Ukraine)|Georgian Legion]] was formed  fighting on the side of [[Ukraine]] in the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war in Donbas]] and the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref name="coffeeordie24Dec2021">{{Cite web|date=2021-12-24|title=Foreign Fighters Vow to Support Ukraine Against Russian Invasion|url=https://coffeeordie.com/foreign-fighters-ukraine-russian-invasion/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Coffee or Die Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219000952/https://coffeeordie.com/foreign-fighters-ukraine-russian-invasion/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The unit was organized in 2014,<ref name="GT" /> and in 2016 it was transferred under the control of the [[Ukrainian Army]], under the 25th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Kyiv Rus".<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=Georgian Legion join Ukraine Armed Force |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-other_news/1971360-georgian-legion-join-ukraine-armed-force.html |accessdate=3 February 2019 |work=Ukrinform |date=24 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref> Although formed by mostly ethnic [[Georgians|Georgian]] volunteers, and commanded by veteran Georgian officer [[Mamuka Mamulashvili]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ukrainer.net/georgians/|title=The Georgians of Ukraine. Who are they? • Ukraїner ∙ Expedition through Ukraine!|date=2019-08-11|website=Ukraїner ∙ Expedition through Ukraine!|access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref><ref name="GT">{{cite news |last1=Waller |first1=Nicholas |title=American Ex-Paratrooper Joins Georgian Legion Fighting in Ukraine |url=http://georgiatoday.ge/news/3112/American-Ex-Paratrooper-Joins-Georgian-Legion-Fighting-in-Ukraine |accessdate=3 February 2019 |work=Georgia Today |date=26 February 2016 |archive-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401113157/http://georgiatoday.ge/news/3112/American-Ex-Paratrooper-Joins-Georgian-Legion-Fighting-in-Ukraine |url-status=dead }}</ref> the legion was noted as being particularly good at recruiting Americans;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olmstead |first1=Molly |title=Who Are the Americans Who Went to Fight in Ukraine? |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/americans-fighting-ukraine-russia.html |access-date=13 March 2022 |publisher=Slate |date=10 March 2022}}</ref> before the formation of the [[International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine|International Legion of Ukraine]] in 2022, most foreign fighters served the Georgian Legion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foreign Fighters Are Rushing to Join Ukraine's New International Battalion |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/russian-ukraine-invasion-foreign-fighters-battalion/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Vice.com |date=28 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In response to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the government of Ukraine quickly established a component of its [[Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)|Territorial Defense Forces]] consisting of volunteers from foreign countries.<ref name=Ukr>{{cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/americans-canadians-answer-ukraine-call-002203208-101740048.html|first1=Andrew|last1=Hay|first2=Rod|last2=Nickel|publisher=Reuters|date=1 Mar 2022|title=Americans, Canadians answer Ukraine call for foreign fighters}}</ref> Within the International Legion, some single nationality battalions were established to avoid [[language barrier]]s in order to facilitate their rapid response to the invasion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/world/exclusive-so-many-canadian-fighters-in-ukraine-they-have-their-own-battalion-source-says|work=National Post|title=Exclusive: So many Canadian fighters in Ukraine, they have their own battalion, source says|first=Tom|last=Blackwell|date=March 9, 2022}}</ref>