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An 83-year-old woman was killed and two men aged 71 and 41 were injured in the Russian strike on Zoria.

Zoria, Donetsk Oblast
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An 83-year-old woman has been killed, and two men aged 71 and 41 have been injured.

A Czech volunteer fighting on Ukraine's side against the Russian army was killed in action over the weekend. His death was first reported on the X social network and subsequently confirmed by the Czech Ministry of Defense.

The Czech died in fighting for the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region after his position was allegedly hit by mortar fire.

The place is now occupied by Russian troops.

In total, four Czech citizens have died in combat since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

A Czech volunteer was killed in battle near Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, the Czech news outlet Seznam Zpravy reported on Feb. 15, citing the Czech Foreign Ministry.

Prague has confirmed that at least four Czech citizens have been killed while fighting on Ukraine's side since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.

His brothers-in-arms saw how his position was hit by a mortar strike. He has not returned by today, and Russians are already holding his position.

Ukrainian police raised the death toll from strikes on the Donetsk region on Wednesday to eight. The victims included a pregnant woman and a nine-year-old child.

Border guards filmed bodies of Russian soldiers eliminated during an assault in the Bakhmut direction, which were left on the battlefield.

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