Arrest of Spaniards went to fight with Ukrainian separatists

Spaniards fought alongside the separatists in Ukraine, the police arrested them on their return.

This arrest is a first in Europe, ensures the Spanish police. They are eight left-wing inspired by the thousands of foreign fighters who were involved against the troops of Franco during the Spanish Civil War.

These men arrested in several Spanish regions had left to fight at 3000 km last year.

They had posted on social networks video of their training in Ukraine. One of them looks at the camera: "My name is Rafa Muñoz, my nickname is" Maki ". I am a member of the brigade "Vostok" and "Dushman" battalion.

On his chest, another tattooed Lenin and Stalin.

According to Kiev, nearly 30,000 foreign fighters are involved in the conflict, including many Russians and people from the former Soviet republics, but also "mercenaries from Israel, Serbia, France, Spain, to Italy or Brazil. "