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Pia Lee-Brago - The Philippine Star
January 28, 2026 | 12:00am
Ukrainian priests stand as mourners light flares during the funeral ceremony of Artur Vilchynskyi, a Ukrainian soldier of the "Barracuda" air reconnaissance unit who was recently killed in action in the Chernihiv region, at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on November 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
AFP / Roman Pilipey
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verifying reports that a Filipino fighting alongside Russian forces was killed in Ukraine.
“Still checking. We will inform you if there is a comment from the DFA,” Foreign Affairs spokesperson Angelica Escalona said yesterday.
Kyiv Post reported that Ukraine’s military intelligence announced that a Filipino fighting with Russian forces was killed in the Donetsk region on Monday.
In a statement, Ukraine’s military intelligence said its operatives identified John Patrick, a citizen of the Philippines, among Russian troops killed near the village of Novoselivka in the Kramatorsk district.
It was reported that the Filipino mercenary carried a weapon, ammunition and a scrap of paper with a unit number, a phone number and his commander’s name.
Data recovered from his electronic devices showed his basic training lasted only about a week before he was sent to battle.
After being wounded, he was left without evacuation and reportedly died in a forested area.
