Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky confirmed the death of the first Czech volunteer who took part in helping the Ukrainian armed forces in Donbas. Earlier, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lenka Do told the CTK news agency that the information was being verified.. The message was published on her Facebook by journalist and photographer Lenka Klitsperova, who has been working in Donbas in recent days, Radio Prague reports..
According to information from social networks, a man from Trebic died. Czech Television stated that he was killed by a mortar grenade and that he worked in Ukraine for several months.
In May, 100 Czech volunteers received permission from President Milos Zeman to join the Ukrainian army, but details of their actual number are not available.. According to the Prague Castle, on May 11, President Milos Zeman allowed 103 Czechs to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he did not satisfy the remaining 200 requests..