List of Albanians killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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At least 4 Albanian citizens have been confirmed to have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On 20 June 2022, the Russian foreign ministry claimed that 150 Albanians had volunteered to fight on the Ukrainian side and that 42 of them had been killed.[1][2] Albanian prime mister Edi Rama criticized Russian president Vladimir Putin and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on spreading misinformation.[3]
On 16 March 2024, the Russian foreign ministry published a chart of foreign volunteers from different countries and claims about how many had been killed. The chart claimed that 171 Albanian citizens had been killed.[4]
List of fatalities[edit]
The following list contains four servicemen listed as killed among the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including two Ukrainian-born ethnic Albanians:
| Date of death | Name | Age | Location of death |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2022 | Name undisclosed | N/A | Undisclosed[5] |
| January 27, 2023 | Haydarzhy Danylo | 21 | Near Lyman, Kharkiv Oblast[6][7] |
| October 15, 2023 | Dermentli Anatoly | 43 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast[8][9] |
| April 30, 2024 | Kevare Kekich | 20 | near Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast[10] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Rama Rejects Russia's Claims that 42 Albanians Killed in War".
- ^ "Russia claims to have killed 42 Albanian 'mercenaries' and 1 Montenegrin in Ukrainian war". 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Rama Rejects Russia's Claims that 42 Albanians Killed in War".
- ^ "WAR with Ukraine/Russia: We have killed 171 Albanian mercenaries from Kosovo and Albania!".
- ^ Rama confirms: An Albanian was killed in Ukraine, he was found dressed in military clothes
- ^ "Two boys of the Albanian diaspora die in ongoing Ukraine-Russia war". 23 October 2023.
- ^ Two Albanians fall martyrs from the Russian war, they were part of the Ukrainian army
- ^ Majko: Two boys of Albanian origin fell in the war in Ukraine
- ^ "Dy shqiptarë nga diaspora vriten duke luftuar në Ukrainë - Dukagjini". 23 October 2023.
- ^ Russian troops liquidated the Albanian mercenary Kevare Kekich in the Avdeevka direction