Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of a second volunteer fighter in Ukraine. Wu Chung-ta (44), killed by Russian bombing.
AFP reports that Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on 3 November that a second Taiwanese soldier was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in Russia. Focus Taiwan reports that local media in Taiwan have identified the deceased as Wu Chung Ta, a 44 year old Kaohsiung native who served with Taiwan’s Army Special Forces Command.
In the early days of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited foreigners from all over the world to join the International Legion within the Territorial Defense and fight alongside Ukrainians. The Legion was formed by presidential decree and has played a key role in major campaigns. It is embedded with prominent Ukrainian brigades.
Focus Taiwan reported that Wu died on 3 November from Russian bombings in Luhansk Oblast, according to the China Times. The newspaper reports that Wu joined the International Legion of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces (UTDF) in 2023, and later transferred to Ukraine’s armed forces. He fought on the frontline of the battle against Russian troops.
Hsiao Kwangwei, the deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), told Focus Taiwan that the ministry had confirmed the death via the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine.
Puma Shen, a legislator from the Democratic Progressive Party, told Focus Taiwan that other Taiwanese soldiers in Ukraine first reported Wu’s death to Pastor Huang Chun -sheng based in Taipei. Shen said that a Ukrainian drone had located Wu’s corpse, but ongoing battles prevented its retrieval.
According to sources cited in the China Times article, six Taiwanese citizens continue to serve as volunteer combatants for Ukraine.
Tseng Sheng Kuang, a 25 year old member of the International Legion of Ukraine territorial defense forces who was killed on the battlefield in November 2022, was the first Taiwanese victim of the Russo Ukrainian war.
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