Marine Brigade

ON THE FRONT LINES, Southern Ukraine — They have NATO equipment and Western training. Some have English-speaking commanders, unusual in the Ukrainian military, and even an American-accented, evangelical chaplain.

1.026 Ukrainian soldiers of the 36th Marine Brigade surrendered in Mariupol, confirmed the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Ministry of Defense sources say that about 300 US Marines have arrived in Volos to take part in a joint exercise with their Greek counterparts.

Marines from the US' 22 Marine Expeditionary Unit will join Greece's 32nd Marine Brigade in the "Alexander the Great" joint exercise.