A fighter from the Second International Legion, Belarusian national Maria Zaitsava, was killed in action in the Pokrovsk operational zone.
The Legion’s press service reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform saw.
“The Second International Legion of Ukraine’s Defense reports with great regret the death of our Legion’s fighter, 24-year-old citizen of Belarus, Maria Zaitsava. Maria died on January 17, 2025, while performing a combat mission, protecting the lives of her comrades-in-arms, repelling the invaders’ assault in the Pokrovsk direction,” the report says.
The Legion praised the fallen fighter for being “a model of selflessness, discipline, courage and indomitability”.
“Maria was loved and respected,” the press service concluded.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, a Belarusian volunteer fighter, call sign “Gaz”, 25, who served in the International Legion, died on the Ukrainian battlefield.
Source: Belarusian woman fighting in 2nd International Legion dies on Ukraine’s battlefield
