Rami al-Farra, a member of the al-Farra family from the Gaza Strip, has been killed while fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said in an investigation published on Aug. 15.
Radio Liberty said this is the first known case of the death of a Palestinian in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
After his family reported his death on Aug. 5, Palestinian media outlets said al-Farra had been killed in Russia. However, Radio Liberty found evidence on social media that the man had been actively fighting in Ukraine.
Radio Liberty was told by al-Farra's father that his son, who held Russian citizenship, was not mobilized to fight in Ukraine, but signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry.
The man, also known as Roman Elfarra, was born in Russia in 1994 to a Russian mother and a Palestinian father.
He lived in Russia for much of his life after his family fled Gaza following the Hamas takeover in 2007.
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