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The Grass Isn’t Always Greener in Russia
ISTRA, RUSSIA, JUL 23 – Derek Huffman enlisted expecting non-combat duties but was deployed near Ukraine's front lines with limited training and language skills, while his family seeks US government help.
- On July 15, Former Texan Derek Huffman moved his family to Russia earlier this year, and he has reportedly been sent to fight on the Ukrainian front in President Vladimir Putin’s war.
- Derek Huffman cited U.S. schools’ LGBT 'indoctrination' as the final straw, relocating under a Kremlin-backed 'shared values' visa scheme.
- DeAnna Huffman states her husband has been ordered to pay 10,000 rubles for supplies and has no military experience or Russian skills, and he has reportedly been sent to the Ukrainian front.
- DeAnna Huffman’s Telegram updates reveal raw, emotional pleas; her updates also reveal her fear as he fights on foreign soil.
- These figures underscore the breadth of Western recruits drawn into the conflict, with over 500 foreigners from more than 25 nations reported to have died fighting for Russia and a new law allowing foreign fighters in Ukraine to seek fast-track Russian citizenship.
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American family fled the US to escape the "woke" culture. Now the father, Derek Huffman, has been sent to the front in Ukraine.
Anti-LGBTQ U.S. blogger moves family to Russia then forced to fight in Ukraine
In a grim twist of irony, Derek Huffman—a Texas man who fled the United States to “protect” his three daughters from what he called “LGBT propaganda”—was scammed, exploited, and sent to the front lines in Ukraine by the very government he once idolized. Huffman moved to Russia in early 2025 with his wife, DeAnna, and their younger children. Claiming to seek a more “traditional” lifestyle, he launched a pro-Kremlin YouTube channel, Huffman Time, …
Derek Huffman fled "woke-USA" to give his children a safer life in Russia. Life there wasn't quite what he imagined. Now the family wants to return to the United States.
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Derek Huffman, a 46-year-old Texas father of three, moved his family to Russia seeking refuge from what he called “wokeness” and LGBTQ “indoctrination” in the US Invited by blogger Tim Kirby, he settled near Moscow hoping for cultural alignment and freedom. 🌎 Texas Man Derek Huffman Flees to Russia to Escape ‘Wokeness’ in US, Gets Drafted in Ukraine War (Watch Video).
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