Missile attack in Ukraine injures a Canadian volunteer fighter

According to the head of a group helping the volunteer soldier return home, a Canadian man was injured this weekend when Russian missiles struck a military base near Ukraine's western border.

Having been struck by glass and metal fragments that he picked up himself, Ecklund said the man was only injured superficially. He may have some hearing loss and a concussion.

“I’ve arranged to have him seen by a doctor, hopefully tomorrow,” Ecklund said in an interview late Monday from Hamilton, Ont.

In any case, shell shock and post-traumatic stress disorder are real concerns when facing a missile strike like this, so I hope he doesn't become traumatized by it.

When Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian military training base on Sunday, he was about 20 kilometers from the Ukraine-Poland border.

Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said more than 30 Russian cruise missiles targeted the sprawling facility. Most of the Russian missiles “were shot down because the air defence system worked,” but the ones that got through killed at least 35 people and wounded 134, he said.

Among the dead and injured, there were no Canadians, he said. "It is an absolute miracle that there were none." "Right now, we only know of one person."

Anita Anand, Canadian Defence Minister, has said that deciding whether to volunteer to fight is a personal decision, whereas the Canadian government may be prepared to provide information on the severity of the situation in Ukraine.

15 March 2022