Young men are turning up at the gates of the Ukrainian embassy in London, eager to join the International Legion of Territorial Defense.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office distanced itself from the comment by the UK Foreign Secretary, who said on Sunday that she supported British nationals joining the struggle.
Several men told Insider that they were fully aware of the dangers and were ready to fight as soon as they were needed.
The International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine needed volunteers from Wales and Andrew was the one who drove 130 miles from Wales to volunteer.
A man who said he had a year's worth of experience in the British Army Reserve said he was going to leave for Ukraine this weekend.
NATO isn't doing anything about it, so the only thing we can do is take up arms.
He traveled to the embassy in London to find out more about signing up and was going to cross the border into Ukraine imminently.
He was presented with a sheet of paper at the gates that detailed how he could join the legion, and he was told to take a photo of it.
The paper outlined how one could apply to a volunteer legion by email, and it advised that impatient recruits could book flights to Poland themselves and cross the border into Ukraine with the help of volunteers.
He was willing to do whatever it took to support Ukraine because he was worried about the possibility of World War III and his young children one day living under a Putin regime.
I fear for their future, he said.
He was motivated to join the foreign legion because he was scared of what the war between Russia and Ukraine could mean for the UK.
He joined the International Legion of Territorial Defense after hearing about it on the news and seeing the deaths of women and children.
He said that he was a young, fit man.
He said he could be of use to Ukraine because of his martial arts experience.
He thought his skills could be used.
Baldwin had to go through first-aid training as part of his job in the nightclub industry. He was willing to leave for Ukraine immediately if he couldpatch people up.
He said he would be willing to take on a combat role if asked.
The nightclub worker said he would do anything he was asked to do.
A potential recruit said joining the legion would give him purpose.
The pizzeria worker said that he felt like he was not doing anything meaningful with his life.
It looks terrible. I have no combat experience, but I wanted to come here and see if I could get information to help out.
The pizzeria worker said he would like to help Ukraine by ferrying provisions in a truck.
The 20-year-old asked not to be photographed or named because he hadn't yet told his family that he was thinking of joining the Ukrainians. He said that his parents would probably be horrified.
Zelensky said on Thursday that 16,000 foreigners have volunteered to fight.
The Washington Post reported that most of the fighters came from post-Soviet states.
People from all over the world have signed up.
Dutch media reported that hundreds of people in the Netherlands have volunteered to fight. Japan Today reported that about 70 Japanese men have applied to join the fight.
Hundreds of Britons have written to the Ukrainian Embassy to volunteer their services, according to The Times.
Zelensky's International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine is similar to the International brigades that fought against the fascist-aligned nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 and 1939. Up to 60,000 foreigners served in the International brigades, including 15,000 who died in combat, which was established by an international organization of communists.
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