Who is Wali? best snipers in world, Who joined Ukrainian army

Ground Report | New Delhi: Best snipers in world; One of the best snipers in the world joins the Ukrainian army to fight against Russian troops. This is 'Wali', as he is known after passing through Afghanistan. He is Canadian and has experience in other conflicts such as the one already mentioned or also in Iran.

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"I just want to help them, as simple as that," said 'Wali', who is leaving Canada and has already crossed the Polish border in early March to fight the Russian invasion on Ukrainian soil.

Among the many feats that are attributed to him in his years of service, he is noted as the sniper who has caused the most deaths from a greater distance. 40 victims 3.5 kilometers away in a single day, according to some media. Legend or reality, what they all agree on is that he is fearsome.

The truth is that 'Wali', with a boyish face despite his 40 years, lived two weeks ago with his wife and young son in Canada. Then a friend told him that his trigger could help Ukraine and he didn't think much about it. "I want to help them, it's as simple as that," he argued in an interview with Canadian television.

A few days later, he reappeared in a CNN report entering Ukraine together with other fighters of different nationalities. “A week ago I was still programming things and now I'm taking anti-tank missiles from a warehouse to actually kill people. That is my reality right now », he admitted. He is now one of the 20,000 foreigners who have launched to defend the country invaded by the Russian Army.

Who is Wali?

Wali is known for having fought alongside the Kurds against ISIS in Syria. When the sniper joined the fight against the Russians in Ukraine, he left behind his wife and son, whose first birthday will be celebrated without him next week.

"I know, it's horrible, but me, in my head, when I see the images of destruction in Ukraine, it is my son I see, in danger and suffering. When I see a destroyed building, it is the person who owns it, who sees it (…) his pension fund is gone, I see that. I go there for humanitarian reasons », he added while his wife expressed that she reluctantly allowed him to leave.

In a statement to CBC, Wali said that after crossing the border, he and three other former Canadian soldiers were greeted jubilantly by Ukrainians with hugs, handshakes, flags and snaps. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces between 2009 and 2011 when northern troops marched into Afghanistan. Officially retired, he travelled as a volunteer soldier to fight in Iraq, alone and with a backpack. There he joined the peshmerga battalion and fought for several months on foreign soil.

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