Texas Dad Flees ‘Woke’ US, Lands in Russia’s Warzone With Husky

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Texas man Derek Huffman uprooted his family of five plus husky from suburban America to Istra, Russia, hoping for ‘shared values’—instead, he’s now pressed near Ukraine’s front line. Trending: Why do Americans move to Russia? What is life like in Istra? Huffman, 46, arrived expecting a welding gig but instead received military fatigues and a crash course in Cyrillic. His wife reports, “He felt thrown to the wolves,” after just a handful of training sessions outside Moscow.

After swapping Texas highways for Istra’s frosty outskirts, Huffman’s plan for non-combat welding in Russia morphed quickly when authorities reassigned him to soldier duty. Top searches ask: Can Americans serve in the Russian army? What happens to foreigners drafted in Russia? Despite minimal Russian and zero combat experience, Huffman finds himself defending Putin’s ‘shared values’ with a helmet, a welder’s confusion, and his husky presumably plotting an escape. His wife’s take: “He’s not even sure which side he’s on.”

In a year when 2 out of 10 American expats in Russia cite ‘culture wars’ as a reason for moving, only one—Derek Huffman—ended up trading a welding torch for a front row seat at the Ukraine border.

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