Two Americans, a Canadian citizen and a Swedish citizen from the International Legion, died as a result of a Russian tank attack in the Donetsk region, their commander Ruslan Miroshnichenko told Politico.

The fighters were part of the special operations forces of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The unit is based near Seversky, a city in the east of the Donetsk region.

According to Miroshnichenko, \? the task is to take up firing positions"

" But at the end of the mission, they were ambushed by Russian tanks,"

" Three guys, Edward, Emil and Brian, immediately tried to help Luke, provide first aid and evacuate him from this place.. Then the second shell killed them all,"

A State Department spokesman confirmed the deaths of two Americans on Friday, but did not name them..

Lutsishyn, an American of Ukrainian origin born in 1991, according to Miroshnichenko, worked as a police officer in the United States. His grandmother emigrated from Ukraine to the United States after World War II.

Young 1971 - American soldier who was wounded and retired. When the Russian invasion began, he decided to come to Ukraine because he "

Roy Sirois was a paramedic with experience in the French Foreign Legion. He was born in 1991.

Patrignani, born in 1994, was a reserve lieutenant, economist and philosopher and, according to Miroshnichenko, wanted to form a "

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Earlier it was reported that representatives of 55 countries serve in the International Legion of Ukraine. All of them receive the same salary as the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, therefore they cannot be considered mercenaries.