Meet the Texan Fighting for the DPR: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 107)

Among the thousands of foreign soldiers who are fighting alongside the pro-Russia separatists of the Donetsk People’s Republic is an American fighter known simply as “Texas.” In this dispatch, VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky speaks with Texas about the reasons behind his involvement in Ukraine’s ongoing conflict. Watch “An Interview with the Leader of the DPR: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 106)” - Watch “Inspecting the Ceasefire in Shyrokyne: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 105)” - Read “Pollution, Prisons, Sickness, and Raves: Inside Russia’s ’City of the Colorful Sky’” - Subscribe to VICE News here: Check out VICE News for more: Follow VICE News here: Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: More videos from the VICE network: