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S. Korean Volunteer Fighter in Ukraine Returns Home with Injuries

S. Korean Volunteer Fighter in Ukraine Returns Home with Injuries

SEOUL/YEONGJONGDO, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Rhee Keun, a South Korean volunteer fighter in Ukraine, returned home Friday after sustaining knee injuries while in action. The Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, at around 7:30 a.m., about three months after he left for Ukraine to join the Russia-Ukraine war as a [...]

S. Korean Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber in Ukraine Claims to be Injured

S. Korean Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber in Ukraine Claims to be Injured

SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean volunteer fighter in Ukraine was injured during a reconnaissance mission, his YouTube channel said Sunday. Rhee Keun “recently incurred injuries while leading a special reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines. He has been transferred to a military hospital,” according to an English-language update posted on the YouTube [...]

Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber Says He is Conducting Secret Direct Offensive Operations in Ukraine

Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber Says He is Conducting Secret Direct Offensive Operations in Ukraine

SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber Rhee Keun, who left for Ukraine to join the war against Russia, claimed Wednesday his special combat team is conducting confidential direct offensive operations in the country. Rhee, a former South Korean Navy special warfare officer, left for Ukraine in early March to join the war against [...]

Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber Claims His Team Arrived in Ukraine to Join War as Volunteers

Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber Claims His Team Arrived in Ukraine to Join War as Volunteers

SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Rhee Keun, a former Navy special warfare officer who recently gained huge popularity through the reality show “Fake Men” on YouTube, claimed Monday his team has arrived in Ukraine to join the war against Russia as volunteer soldiers. “Our team safely arrived in Ukraine,” the former lieutenant also known [...]