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Mercenaries from the USA and Australia who were part of the elite “The Chosen Company” died near Avdějevka. This was reported by Rossijska Gazeta with reference to Telegram channels.
It should be noted that foreigners were killed as a result of an artillery strike by the Russian Armed Forces in October, but the data about this appeared only now.
< p>The victims of shelling were American Joel David Beal, who previously served in the US Army, and Matthew Jepson, a former member of the Australian Armed Forces who managed to fight in Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 59th Separate Motorized Brigade in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Previously, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated the number of mercenaries convicted in absentia in Russia. According to her, criminal proceedings are being conducted against 465 foreigners from 39 countries.
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