"A volunteer from the Czech Republic, who fought on the side of Ukraine, has died," wrote the Kyiv publication "Europeyskaya Pravda".

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"The information about the death of the person was confirmed by an official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague. "We can confirm that a citizen of our country, who fought against Russia, died during hostilities in Ukraine over the past weekend," said the diplomatic headquarters of the European Union and NATO member state. The identity of the volunteer has not been released," the media added

"The new president of the Czech Republic, Petar Pavel, expressed his condolences to the relatives of the deceased," the quoted media also wrote.

"Since the beginning of the war against Ukraine (February 24, 2022), about 600 Czech citizens have expressed a desire to fight on the side of Kiev," added "Europeyskaya Pravda".

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