A Finnish citizen who was helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces defend themselves against Russian invaders has been killed in Ukraine.
According to RBC-Ukraine, this was reported to Yle by the Association of Finnish Combatants.
According to the Association, the Finnish volunteer died in mid-July north of the temporarily occupied Donetsk.
The Association learned about the tragedy from a relative of the deceased volunteer. The Finnish authorities also confirmed the death.
According to Yle, this is the fourth volunteer from Finland to die in Ukraine.
Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 31/07/2024