A Finnish volunteer fighter was killed in Donetsk Oblast in mid-July, marking the fourth Finnish national killed fighting for Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Association of Finnish War Veterans confirmed on July 30.
The death of the volunteer fighter, whose name was not made public to respect the wishes of the deceased's family, has been confirmed by the Finnish Foreign Ministry, the association told YLE.
Ukrainian officials notified the family about the fighter's death earlier in the month, according to the association.
No additional information as to the cause of death or specific location was released.
Jussi Tanner, head of consular affairs at Finland's Foreign Ministry, told YLE in February that the country estimates that around 20-30 Finnish nationals are currently fighting along Ukraine's front line.
In February, during the last known incident of a Finnish national's death, a 21-year-old male volunteer fighter from eastern Finland was reportedly killed in a Russian airstrike near Bakhmut.
Earlier in the day on July 30, Georgian national Bondo Gagnidze, a volunteer fighter in Ukraine, was also killed in action, Georgia's Foreign Ministry confirmed to the Civil.ge media outlet.
Nate Ostiller
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