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Maria Zaitseva, a 24-year-old Belarusian combat medic with the International Legion under Ground Forces, was killed near Pokrovsk one day after her 24th birthday.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Maria Zaitseva was killed by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

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UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian occupiers are storming Ukrainian positions near Pokrovsk, described as a 'very hot situation'.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

One person was wounded in Pokrovsk following shelling.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:25:50.811Z

Source story: from-drone-pilot-to-combat-medic-stories-of-women-killed-fighting-russia