22-year-old Karel Kucera was killed in action near Bakhmut on March 18, 2023 while fighting as part of Ukraine's International Legion.
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Kucera fought as part of the International Legion. He officially became the second Czech national to die on the Ukrainian battlefields.
No fatalities have been reported.
News outlets have reported high Ukrainian death rates in Bakhmut, possibly resulting from under-preparation of some units.
Kyianyn has been regularly posting brief videos from Bakhmut and environs with more or less the same message: “The situation is difficult, but our Cossacks are holding. Bakhmut was, is and will be Ukrainian.”
Two people died and eight were injured as a result of the shelling, three of whom are in serious condition.
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