Polish MMA fighter killed in Ukraine

Tomasz Walentek, a Polish combined martial arts fighter, was reported to have been killed within the combat in opposition to invading Russian forces in Ukraine.

Walentek, a member of the Worldwide Legion for the Protection of Ukraine, was killed in motion a couple of days in the past, in accordance with Poland's MMA group.

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"It's with nice unhappiness that we obtained the details about the demise of Tomek, who as a Polish volunteer fought within the worldwide protection legion of Ukraine and died there. Tomek took half and received the Second MMA Championships organized in Gliwice," the group tweeted.

TVP World claims the MMA fighter was killed by shelling within the Donbas area. Different Polish MMA fighters, resembling Lukasz Jurkowski, took to social media to pay their respects.

Walentek was considered one of roughly 20,000 international troops from 52 completely different nations who've taken up arms in protection of Ukraine by the Ukrainian authorities's estimates, in accordance with Newsweek. The Worldwide Legion has admitted to taking some casualties, whereas the Russian Ministry of Protection steadily claims to take out dozens, typically tons of of international "mercenaries" in precision strikes.

The U.S. State Division stated on Saturday that two U.S. residents had been killed in combating within the Donbas area of Ukraine. The company additionally acknowledged it has been in communication with Russian and Ukrainian officers concerning People who might have been captured within the combating.

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Russia considers international fighters captured in Ukraine to be mercenaries who're subsequently not certain by worldwide requirements concerning prisoners of struggle. Russia has beforehand threatened to make use of the demise penalty in opposition to any worldwide fighters captured.