A soldier holds a portrait of Jonathan Tseng, a Taiwanese solder who volunteered to fight for Ukraine against Russia, at his memorial service in Lviv, Ukraine, in November 2022.
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The Taiwanese Soldier Who Fought and Died Defending Ukraine
Parallels with the threat from China spurred Jonathan Tseng to join the fight in Ukraine. The Big Take podcast retraces his tragic journey.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine almost two years ago, foreign fighters have joined the struggle to defend the besieged country. Some are motivated by what they see as an unjust war, others by the desire for glory on the battlefield.
And then there’s Jonathan Tseng.