A notorious Scottish football hooligan has travelled to Ukraine to join its armed forces and fight against the Russian invasion.
Robert Grady took part in a recruitment video wielding an assault rifle alongside his new comrades and urged other volunteers to enlist.
The reformed Hibs casual posted Facebook messages yesterday from the frontline telling pals: “I intend to kill as many as I can.” Known to pals as Rab, the Edinburgh native built up a reputation as a notorious hooligan linked to the Easter Road club from the early 1980s.
He was a member of the Hibs casual gang the Capital City Service (CCS) and received a football banning order as recently as 2014 for taking part in a street brawl after a cup final.Now other casuals - including those with military experience - are said to be on the verge of heading to Ukraine themselves.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky previously appealed to foreigners to join an “international legion” to defend his country.Potential volunteers from Edinburgh are drawing parallels with the International Brigades of the 1930s which saw hundreds of Scots take up arms against fascism in the Spanish Civil War.In the 30-second video, Rab, who is believed to be in Kyiv, is dressed in camouflage body armour and holding the assault weapon following his arrival in Ukraine.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the pink box near the top of this article.Alternatively, you can visit our newsletter sign up-centre.
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