A Swedish citizen who fought on the side of Ukraine was killed in combat at the end of last week, several sources told the SVT Nyheter television channel.
“A man, an experienced military man, went to Ukraine in 2022” – he said in the publication.
It is stated that the mercenary participated in the battles near Kyiv and Artemovsk.
At the same time, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that it has no data on this case, but confirms that since February 2022, eight Swedish citizens have died in Ukraine. Due to consular secrecy, the Foreign Ministry does not provide any additional information about the deceased and the causes of their death.
Previously, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova He said that among the mercenaries liquidated in the Bryansk region were Americans, Poles and Canadians.