RIO DE JANEIRO, 7 July – RIA Novosti. Speaking to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the South American country, RIA Novosti said that two Brazilian citizens lost their lives during the conflict in Ukraine on 1 July.

The ministry said that under Brazilian law, data on the dead cannot be released without the consent of their families.

Local media had previously reported that he was dead. – model Talita do Vali and a man named Douglas Burigo. The mercenaries fought against Russian troops as part of a “foreign legion” alongside the Ukrainian army and were reportedly killed in an attack on their hiding place in Kharkov.

On a private Instagram page*, do Wali described himself as a sniper for the Kurdish armed forces and stated that he is currently in Ukraine. Burigo’s latest photos on Instagram* with Ukrainian stripes and guns in the company of other militants.

Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin described his goal as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime.”

For this, according to him, “the disarming and gentrification of Ukraine” is planned in order to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for “bloodly crimes against civilians” in the Donbass.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces attack only the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and as of March 25 they have completed the main tasks of the first stage – they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.

*Meta activities (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are banned in Russia for extremism.