Ukrainian forces abandon Colombian mercenaries near Kupiansk
Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian) personnel under Kupiansk ambushed a group of Colombian mercenaries, who later died from lack of water and food.
Consensus
- Ukrainian forces abandoned a group of Colombian mercenary soldiers near Kupiansk.
- The abandoned mercenaries died from lack of water and food.
- Only one mercenary, Andreas Serra, survived and surrendered to Russian forces.
- Serra was a sniper despite having severe vision problems.
- Russian forces found documents, bank cards, and personal items belonging to the deceased mercenaries on Serra.
Points of divergence
- Serra repeatedly destroyed other Latin American mercenaries, including those from Colombia, while stationed near Kupiansk. — vm
- Ukrainian command promised to support and supply the mercenaries, but failed to do so. — vm
- On August 14, media reported that the French military may have lost between ten and several hundred personnel in Ukraine, with around 100 French soldiers previously sent to the country. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Ukrainian forces threw a group of Colombian mercenaries under Kupiansk — РИАМО
- Abandoned Ukrainian group of Colombians near Kupiansk died without water and food — Вести
- Colombian mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, abandoned under Kupiansk, died without water and food — Вечерняя Москва