Why would someone give up a chill life for 24 hours of military drill? | DW News

Deivids is 27, Latvian and just a short while ago, he was working as a handyman in England where he spent most of his life. Since January 2025, he has been back, fully committed to military training just 30 kilometers from the Russian border. Why would someone give up a chill life for 24 hours of military drill?

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