Taiwanese soldier dies fighting for Ukraine

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) β€” A volunteer soldier from Taiwan succumbed to his wounds while fighting for the Ukrainian army at the age of 25, and it has been confirmed that he is the first Taiwanese soldier to die in combat in Ukraine.

Tseng Sheng-kuang (曾聖光), who had been serving with a Ukrainian volunteer battalion, was wounded and died from blood loss when his unit came under fire during a battle with the Russian army in Luhansk Oblast, reported CNA. Tseng's family also confirmed that he was the first Taiwanese soldier killed in the Russo-Ukraine war.

When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began more than eight months ago, volunteers from various countries joined the ranks of Ukraine's army. Tseng, a Taiwan Army veteran from Ji'an Township in Hualien County and a member of the Amis tribe, went to Ukraine in June and the news of his passing was released on Friday (Nov. 4).

Photos of Tseng recently taken in Ukraine. (Facebook, jayjonathan.tseng photos)

Tseng's family confirmed in the evening that his fellow soldiers informed them that he had been killed in action on Wednesday (Nov. 2). He had transferred to the Sich Battalion from a different unit in early September of this year.

In his last online conversation with his wife on Oct. 23, Tseng told her that he would be going on a five-day mission, during which time he could not communicate with family. After six days had passed without hearing from Tseng, his wife became concerned, and she was later informed by one of his comrades that he had died in battle.

Another Taiwanese youth who went to Ukraine to support its war effort against Russia told the news agency that about 10 Taiwanese responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for international volunteers to help fight against Russia. The Taiwanese volunteers have been distributed to Navy and garrison units, according to the source.

Patch that combines Taiwan and Ukraine flags. (Facebook, jayjonathan.tseng photo)

3DogsNACat on November 5th, 2022 at 09:33 UTC »

Rest in peace, hero.

Realistic-Plant3957 on November 5th, 2022 at 02:07 UTC »

A volunteer soldier from Taiwan succumbed to his wounds while fighting for the Ukrainian army at the age of 25, and it has been confirmed that he is the first Taiwanese soldier to die in combat in Ukraine.

When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began more than eight months ago, volunteers from various countries joined the ranks of Ukraine's army.

Tseng, a volunteer from Ji'an Township in Hualien County, went to Ukraine in June and the news of his passing was released on Friday (Nov. 4).

He had transferred to the Sich Battalion from a different unit in early September of this year.

The Taiwanese volunteers have been distributed to Navy and garrison units, according to the source.

dacalo on November 5th, 2022 at 01:28 UTC »

25 years old, damn man.