3rd Filipino fighting for Russia killed — Ukraine intelligence

Inquirer.net - Oct 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — A Ukrainian rescuer work inside a residential building damaged following a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, on October 17, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Daria Nazarova / AFP). Another Filipino recruited to the Russian military was killed in eastern Ukraine in July, bringing to at least three the

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