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Rhee said on Instagram that he is in Ukraine to fight.Screenshot from Instagram

Ken Rhee, a popular South Korean YouTuber and former Korean Navy Seal, said that he has landed in Ukraine to fight as a volunteer soldier despite his government's travel ban to the country.

The 37 year old said in a post early Monday morning that he and his travel mates had initially considered departing for the country through official procedures.

He was threatened with being treated as a criminal if he ignored the travel ban from Korea.

He continued in the post, which was shared alongside a picture of the backs of three men, that punishment cannot stand still in this situation without helping Ukraine with the skills, knowledge, and expertise we have.

If I return alive, I will take responsibility for everything and be punished.

It's not clear who has left the country with. He did not reply immediately.

Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that it was aware that Koreans, including Ken Rhee, have left the country to join the Ukrainian volunteer army.

The government has issued a Level 4 travel warning throughout Ukraine and has banned Korean citizens from traveling to the country.

Anyone who enters Ukraine without authorization will be subject to a year in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won. They would have to apply for a replacement for their Korean passports and return them.

But he didn't seem to be concerned by it.

He wrote that his team had arrived safely in Ukraine. Think about how you can support instead of trying to invalidate our passports.

A picture of a military tent, and one of himself in army gear, were shared by Rhee on the platform.

He said the world helped Korea during the Korean War. We cannot stand by and watch innocent people die.

His videos have gained more than 100 million views, and he has more than 774,000 subscribers.

The Korea Herald reports that Rhee shot to fame in 2020 after appearing in the series Fake Men, where he trained celebrity contestants to complete a brutal regimen designed for the navy's elite forces. He has shared his expertise as a guest on variety shows in South Korea as a former Navy Seal.

He was accused of sexual assault in 2020 and was found guilty in 2019. According to the Korea Herald, he claims he was wrongly convicted.

The original article can be found on Insider.

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