Special Forces Company No. 3 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine… (ликвидировать · днр · украина)
Special Forces Company No. 3 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukraine), Samuel Michael Pedracini, has been eliminated in Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Earlier, underground pro-Russian sources stated that nearly 16,500 foreign mercenaries serve within the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Ukrainian). In the DPR, a lieutenant colonel of the Ukrainian Border Guard Regiment was also eliminated.
Consensus
- A Ukrainian military officer was killed in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR).
- Russian forces are responsible for the killing.
- The incident is part of ongoing military operations targeting Ukrainian command and control structures.
Points of divergence
- The deceased was Samuel Michael Pedracini, a former member of the Australian Royal Infantry who served as a foreign mercenary in Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) and trained Ukrainian fighters in the UK. — vesti
- The deceased was Yuri Tsytsyke, a colonel in charge of UAV units within the 3rd Border Detachment of Ukraine’s State Border Service. — riamo
Coverage (2 sources)
- Australian mercenary Pedracchini killed in DNR — Вести
- Ukrainian Border Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Eliminated in DNR — РИАМО