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Taiwanese man dies fighting in Ukraine war
4 years agoA Ukrainian serviceman from 127th brigade stands at destroyed bridge near the Ukrainian border with Russia near the village of Starytsya, Kharkiv region, on November 5, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. - In Starytsya, the Russian border is now across the hill, back since September to where it was before the full scale invasion. This high risk piece of land is now under the surveillance of the 127th brigade of Ukrainian forces, made of armed volunteers from Kharkiv area. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
A Taiwanese man who volunteered to fight in Ukraine has died on the battlefield, Taipei's foreign ministry said, believed to be the first person from the island killed in the conflict.