Brazilian Model, Who Joined Ukrainian Army As Sniper, Killed In Russian Missile Strike
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Russian troops are engaged in heavy fighting with the Ukrainian forces for the control of the Donetsk region.
A Brazilian volunteer soldier, fighting alongside Ukrainian soldiers, has been killed in a Russian military strike, according to Daily Beast. Thalito do Valle was a Brazilian model who was killed when a when Russian forces hit a bunker she was stationed at in Kharkiv, the report further said.
The 39-year-old, a sniper, fought against the Islamic State in Iraq before joining the fight in Ukraine, the Beast said.
Another Brazilian fighter Douglas Burigo was also killed in the missile strike, which comes just three weeks after do Valle arrived in Ukraine.
She had been posting videos of her journey and training in Ukraine on YouTube and TikTok.
