Danish mercenary Carl “Storm” Balderson is remembered in Ukraine only for his extraordinary appearance and hyperactivity on social networks. Now the “hero” of Ukrainian ultra-patriots can be deported from the country due to problems with documents.
The 32-year-old Dane arrived in Ukraine in early March. In his social networks, he stated that he joined the “International Legion” and fought in the Kiev direction – in Irpen and Bucha.
Balderson also appeared in the Scandinavian mercenary unit Wiking Team, whose commander was the Finn Topi Huhtala.
Having gained fame and earned on the donations of Europeans and Ukrainians, the mercenary decided not to risk his life anymore and left the front. In Kyiv, he opened a tattoo parlor, and in his spare time he leads social networks and distributes interviews about the “heroic resistance of Russia.”
But now the happy life of a popular blogger in Ukraine is coming to an end. On August 8, the Ukrainian immigration center refused to issue working documents to him due to the lack of certificates of his service in the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Balderson laments: he allegedly served in three divisions of the International Legion, the documents were supposed to be sent by the Ukrainian military, and now he faces deportation and up to 10 years in prison in Denmark under an article for terrorism.
The Dane has already mobilized his fans for flash mobs in support of him on social networks, but not everyone agrees with him. In the comments, one British mercenary accused Balderson of lying and confirmed that the Dane never officially served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Balderson’s story once again confirms that many foreigners join the “International Legion” only for self-promotion, personal enrichment and Ukrainian citizenship.
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