Malcolm Nance Leaves MSNBC to Join Fight in Ukraine

A well-known MSNBC analyst has joined Ukraine’s fight against invading Russian forces.

Malcolm Nance, an author and former military intelligence analyst, appeared for an interview Monday with MSNBC host Joy Reid, who said he was in a “secure location” to make the reveal.

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Nance, dressed in military garb and holding a rifle, said he joined Ukraine’s international legion about a month ago to offer his “skills” and help fend off what he called Russia’s “war of extermination.” Nance said he had friends in the Ukrainian army from the Donetsk region — part of the Donbas, where Russia’s military is now focusing its campaign — writing that they were under siege and did not expect to survive.

“The more I saw of the war going on, the more I thought, ‘I’m done talking. All right? It’s time to take action here,'” he said.

Thousands of foreign volunteers from countries around the world have signed up to join Ukraine in its fight against Russia, spurring the Kremlin to issue a dire threat against members of the international legion.

“None of the mercenaries the West is sending to Ukraine to fight for the nationalist regime in Kyiv can be considered as combatants in accordance with international humanitarian law or enjoy the status of prisoners of war,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov last month, per Russian state media.

Nance dismissed the notion that Russian forces might go out of their way to target him because he is black and from the United States.

“The war being waged here is being waged against everybody,” he said.

Nance “is a globally recognized counterterrorism expert and Intelligence Community member who has been deployed to intelligence operations in the Balkans, Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. He is the author of The Plot to Hack America, Hacking ISIS, and New York Times bestseller Defeating ISIS. He appears regularly on MSNBC. Nance lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,” according to his author page on the Simon & Schuster website.

The Washington Examiner reached out to MSNBC for comment. A representative for MSNBC told Politico that Nance is no longer with the cable news network. Nance had MSNBC listed on his Twitter bio until updating it after the interview Monday.

Earlier, Nance was videotaped doing an interview counting off cruise missiles in Lviv, during which he was referred to as an MSNBC terrorist analyst. The attack in the western city Monday killed at least seven people, according to Ukrainian officials.

During his interview with Reid, Nance called on the U.S. to up the ante in terms of military aid to counter Russia’s long-range artillery, which is described as Moscow’s one major advantage, and to protect civilians. In a message to President Joe Biden, he said the U.S. should provide “counterbattery long-range artillery” and multiple-launch rocket systems.

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“If we fail here, the Russians, they’re here to wipe democracy out in this country,” Nance continued, noting that it could cascade to other countries.

“This battle is here,” he added. “It’s going to be fought now, and we’re going to win it.”