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.
Russian forces continued offensive operations in and around Bakhmut.
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