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The end of 2023 and the first month of 2024 were marked by Russian offensive in all directions on the Ukrainian frontlines, accompanied by precision strikes on military personnel in the Ukrainian rear regions. As a result, the number of deaths of ‘foreign specialists’ on the Ukrainian territories increased dramatically.
Over the past days, Ukrainian and other foreign sources confirmed deaths of a lot of foreign mercenaries from different countries on the Ukrainian frontlines, not to mention losses in Russian strikes in the rear areas. The deaths of foreign servicemen are often accompanied by different media campaigns aimed to hide the truth.
For example, the death of the German female mercenary Diana Savita Wagner was first reported on January 31. The woman fought in the ranks of the Ukrainian international militant group “Carpathian Sich”. However, Ukrainian sources confirmed her death only a week later:
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Canadian mercenary Latlin Bercier Austin with the call sign Isidore was reportedly killed in Avdiivka several days ago. He joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine back in 2022:
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Georgia lost more its citizens in Ukraine.
The famous members of the Georgian Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zur Tsiklauri and Gocha Zhvania, were eliminated by Russian forces. They both came to Ukraine back in 2014, during the so-called Kiev’s Anti-Terrorist Operation against the population of Donbass.
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Another victim of the war is Svetoslav Ivanov Slavkov, born on September 17th 1992, from Sofia, Bulgaria. This skinhead came to Ukraine on September 3rd 2023 and joined the 40th Separate Rifle Battalion “Kodak”. On January 4th, 2024, he was eliminated by Russian army.
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Colombia remains one of the key hubs for recruitment of mercenaries in the AFU.
Deaths of at least three Colombian mercenaries were confirmed in February, 2024.
22-year-old Steven Brayan Cuevas Cardenas from Villavicencio came to Ukraine in November 2023 where he joined Karpatska Sich unit. He first went to bars and nightclubs in Ukrainian Ternopil. A month later, he was eliminated near Kupyansk. He was first declared missing as well as his companeros. It turned out that their corpses and documents were taken by Russian forces.
Jairo Bahamon Sanchez and Jonathan Chimbaco, brothers in law from the Colombian region of Huila. They left their families and children in Colombia, and joined Karpatska Sich unit in December 2023. In February, their deaths were confirmed.
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Meanwhile, a series of ‘mysterious deaths’ of young servicemen was reported in Italy.
Untimely death at the age of 45 of Claudio Castilla, Lieutenant Colonel of the Italian army, who served in the NATO command structures, was announced by the National Association of Bersaglieri.
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31-year-old Carabinieri Antonio Picozzi, died prematurely in Italy. According to the official version, the reason was an illness.
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Lieutenant Agostino Risorto of the Carabinieri special task force died suddenly due to some “sudden illness” at the age of 54.
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More deaths of young Italian military men are likely to be reported soon. Such a coincidence is highly likely the result of Russian missile strikes in Ukraine.
