Thirty-seven-year-old International Legion volunteer from Germany killed by Russian shelling
A 37-year-old volunteer from Germany who had been “fighting in and for Ukraine since April 2022” was killed at the front, the German tabloid Bild reported on March 14, citing the International Legion’s X post.
His name was Stefan, and he was reportedly killed by Russian artillery fire.
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“On the day of his death, he was working with a drone reconnaissance unit,” the X post said.
“His dugout was hit and subsequently collapsed. He could only be recovered dead. Rest in peace Stefan.”
On Feb. 23, the Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat reported the death of the Finnish volunteer with the call sign “Samson” near Bakhmut. The 21-year-old fighter arrived in Ukraine in December. He was fatally wounded in a drone strike.
On March 7, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) said that volunteers from more than 50 nations had enlisted in Ukraine’s International Legion of Defense Intelligence following the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The soldiers include veterans of special operations forces and other military units from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, and other countries in Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and South America.
Read also: Two French volunteers killed in Russian strike on Kherson Oblast
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