Czech citizen killed fighting in Ukraine - minister
A Czech citizen has died in Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Saturday, confirming media reports about the first casualty among Czech volunteers fighting in the country. "I can confirm that a Czech citizen has died in the Donetsk region of Ukraine," Lipavsky told reporters.
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A Czech citizen has died in Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Saturday, confirming media reports about the first casualty among Czech volunteers fighting in the country. "I can confirm that a Czech citizen has died in the Donetsk region of Ukraine," Lipavsky told reporters. "The body should be transported to Kharkiv region tomorrow."
More than a hundred Czechs have joined Ukrainian armed forces, with the consent of Czech authorities, to help in Ukraine's defence against the invasion launched by Russia on February 24.
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