DPR servicemen. Archival photoROME, April 1 Italian volunteer 46-year-old Edi Ongaro, who served in the people's militia of Donbass, was killed in a hand grenade explosion, the Collettivo Stella Rossa («Red Stars»).
"It is with great pain that we announce that Edie Ongaro, call sign Bosambo, fell as a fighter, defending the free people of Novorossia from the fascist regime of Kyiv", the organization says.
According to According to her information, Ongaro arrived in Donbass in 2015 and has not left the region since. On Wednesday, while in a trench, he covered a hand grenade with his body and thus saved the lives of his comrades, the organization said. Collettivo Stella Rossa activists characterize Ongaro as a «pure and courageous comrade» who had «made mistakes in Italy» in the past. On the very last day, he served for several years in the ranks of various detachments of the people's militia of Donbass,» the message says.* The activities of Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are banned in Russia as extremist. /04/7b5352221edca66b86e39862f2b99f6e.jpg» />French volunteer spoke about mercenaries fighting on the side of Kyiv