Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that he has offered to send firefighters to help fight the wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles.

“Today, I instructed Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs and our diplomats to prepare for the possible participation of our rescuers in combating the wildfires in California,” he said in a video message posted on X. “The situation there is extremely difficult, and Ukrainians can help Americans save lives.”

What You Need To Know

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that he has offered to send firefighters to help fight the wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles

  • “The situation there is extremely difficult, and Ukrainians can help Americans save lives,” he said in a video message posted on X Sunday

  • He said the offer to send 150 firefighters was being coordinated “through relevant channels”

  • Zelenskyy made the offer days after Donald Trump, Jr., amplified the X post of another user who brought attention to a donation of surplus equipment the Los Angeles Fire Department sent to Ukraine in early 2022

Zelenskyy said the offer to send 150 firefighters was being coordinated “through relevant channels.”

The Ukrainian leader made the offer days after Donald Trump Jr., amplified the X post of another user, who brought attention to a donation of surplus equipment the Los Angeles Fire Department sent to Ukraine in early 2022, shortly after the war between Ukraine and Russia broke out.

A series of wildfires in Los Angeles has killed 24 people and burned at least 12,000 structures. They remain largely uncontained.