A Lithuanian volunteer, Ignas Kailius, was confirmed to have been killed during a combat mission in southern Ukraine in June 2026, LRT reported. He had served in a mostly Brazilian and Colombian unit. Kailius, who was 25 years old, had arrived in Ukraine in February 2026, BNS reported. In Lithuania, he had played for the Suduva football club in Marijampole, DELFI reported. Since 2022, three Lithuanians have been killed in fighting for Ukraine. A fourth Lithuanian volunteer died outside combat, and another Lithuanian soldier is missing and presumed dead. Around a dozen Lithuanians have been injured in combat in Ukraine. The exact number of Lithuanian volunteers fighting in Ukraine is unclear, however.
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