Sandra Andersen Eira

Sandra Andersen Eira
Sandra Andersen Eira
	Sandra Andersen Eira in 2017
Member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway for Ávjovárri
	Incumbent
	In office; 2017–2021
Personal details
Born	21 June 1986 (age 37)
Citizenship	Norwegian
Nationality	Norway
Military career
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service/branch	Territorial Defense Forces International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine;
Years of service	2022–present
Rank	Private/Volunteer
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine;

Sandra Andersen Eira (born 21 June 1986)

Ukrainian Armed Forces

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From 2017 to 2021, she served as a member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway (Sametinget), elected to the Norwegian Sámi Association from the Ávjovárri constituency.^[4]

Following the end of her term in the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she joined a mixed-British and American ranger squad;^[6] she worked as a medic on the squad. As of December 2022, she was still fighting for Ukraine; she has been back to Norway [at least] once, for a few days, to attend a plenary session of the Sámi Parliament of Norway.^[7]

Andersen Eira took part, along with her unit, in the battle of Moshchun, near Kyiv and on the frontline in Mykolaiv in March 2022^[7] and was later deployed to Bakhmut, in the Donbas, for a brief period.^[8] In 2024, Russia issued an arrest warrant against her on charges of being a "mercenary".^[9]

References

^ "Sök personer". www.birthday.se. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^ Nilsen Trygstad, Andreas (5 May 2017). "Skipper Sandra: Folk har mye å lære om holdninger fra sjøfolk". NRK. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ Reinhall, Lori Ann (28 August 2021). "A young Sámi woman lives a dream and makes a difference". norwegianamerican.com.
^ "Sametingsgruppa 2017-2021". nsr.n (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^ Robert Larsen, Dan (10 January 2022). "Skipper Sandra (35) holder til i USA og driver forretninger i Norge". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ Haram, Ola (7 April 2022). "Sandra Andersen Eira kriger i Ukraina". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Sandra (36): Fremmedkriger i Ukraina og sametingspolitiker". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ C, Kyla (19 January 2023). "From the War Zone: A Foreign Fighter in Ukraine and Her Time on the Ground". Strike Source. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Norwegian Ex-Politician". The Moscow Times. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

External links

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[1birthday.se-1] "Sök personer". www.birthday.se. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[2] Nilsen Trygstad, Andreas (5 May 2017). "Skipper Sandra: Folk har mye å lære om holdninger fra sjøfolk". NRK. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[NA210828-3] Reinhall, Lori Ann (28 August 2021). "A young Sámi woman lives a dream and makes a difference". norwegianamerican.com.

[2nsr.n-4] "Sametingsgruppa 2017-2021". nsr.n (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[5] Robert Larsen, Dan (10 January 2022). "Skipper Sandra (35) holder til i USA og driver forretninger i Norge". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[6] Haram, Ola (7 April 2022). "Sandra Andersen Eira kriger i Ukraina". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[:0-7] "Sandra (36): Fremmedkriger i Ukraina og sametingspolitiker". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[8] C, Kyla (19 January 2023). "From the War Zone: A Foreign Fighter in Ukraine and Her Time on the Ground". Strike Source. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[9] "Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Norwegian Ex-Politician". The Moscow Times. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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