Joseph Hildebrand, 33, and others in the military unit he was volunteering for were killed over the weekend during a combat mission, the family members said. They said surviving solders called them, and are currently guarding the bodies with their Ukrainian colleagues in hostile territory until arrangements can be made to extract them.
"We're all here together at the farm, trying to get more information," Hildebrand's brother, Jake, said from his mother's home near the village of Herbert, Sask., located 200 kilometres west of Regina.Saskatchewan man Joseph Hildebrand has died battling Russian forces in Ukraine, say family members. He previously served two tours of Afghanistan.
Jake said he was told his brother was one of a dozen soldiers — some Ukrainian, some from South America and elsewhere — who went on a mission near the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. According to news reports, Russian forces have intensified attacks on the city from multiple directions in the past several days. The remaining 12,000 residents have been without electricity, gas and running water for more than two months.
He'll be dearly missed by his mother and three brothers, as well as his partner and her 12-year-old daughter, Jake said. Jake said his brother was "incredibly brave," having enlisted in the Canadian military and serving two tours in Afghanistan. He saw combat, but also worked as a trainer for Afghan forces, Jake said.Jake said his brother never talked much about Ukraine — they have no ethnic or family ties there — but just decided he wanted to help. He left in June.Carl said Joseph enjoyed hunting and spending time with his family.
I was going to read the story, to see if the guy had kids, but then I realized, it's not going to change anything.
RIP brave & good human.
When I came back from Luang Prabang I didn't have a thing where my balls used to hang But I got a wood medal and a fine harangue Now I'm a fucking hero
Rip hero
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Very sad outcome, condolences to his family.
I hope he doesn't regret his choice now that he knows what's really going on...
Rest in Glory
God bless him for caring enough to risk this outcome for the sake of other humans under attack.
One word… Hero ! RIP
Fight for a corrupt country like Ukraine what do you expect.
So there are boots on the ground
Rest In peace brave, heroic man.
So sad. RIP. Respect, to bravery that’s hard to find.
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Waste of life and waste of money so sad
RIP. My salute
Glory to the hero!
God Bless His Soul.🙏🏻
Hero. Thank you. IHATErussia
I’m sure Trudeau will be heartbroken.
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Very sad. Condolences to the family .
Was was he over there
brave guy, bigger balls than most have these days.
Thank you to the libs and cbc propaganda. This one is on you.
I liked it when Chretien told the US we arent sending our ppl to fight your fake was in Asia.
RIP….but leaving your young daughter and partner at home and volunteering and defending what and why…..crazy and unnecessary .
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Who was paying him and how much?
Wow so sad 😞
Sorry to hear. But things are brutal there. Very risky.
And Zelensky still fighting.
Globalists want all soldiers to die. Easier to win world domination.
davidpugliese RIP. Please stop fostering this, Team Canada: World Police (i.e. cafreeland ). WarIsHell Diplomacy
Lol way to die for nothing.
That's why we should avoid prolonging this war any further.
May he RIP!
So, he choose to go, it's war, it happens.
Darwinism
Rest in Peace Hero
So sad to hear that 😢 RIP brave soul 💙
American mercenary 1000km+ away from his home killed by by Russians defending their place of birth and home
Until Valhalla
davidpugliese Dork.
Rest in peace
RIP Joseph 😢 thank you for your service
What a waste
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Too bad, so sad.
Died defending Ukraine Nazis; worth it! Why in the world would you choose the losing side? Probably got shot in the back by the Ukrainians when he tried to leave the unwinnable mess. Yes, that is happening all the time, and the press won't report it. See Telegram for video proof.
Why are we sending our men to a war that had nothing to do with us?
... Why did the government allow him?
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Hats off to you sir .
Another dead nazi.
Good riddance
Rip! thank you for your sacrifice
Truly a hero, condolences to his family.
Absolutely devastating. My deepest condolences 💔💔💔
Hero of democracy
Rest easy soldier.
sad, two tours after the BS in AFGHN, still did not learn his lesson. Some would never learn.
Just think getting killed while volunteering in a war!
- CDC's Data - 61,0000 U.S young adult excess deaths since the V rollout - Our own government created, intentional Vietnam 10 year war equivalence in just 6 months - Yet the media ONLY talks about Ukraine ? - - You Stand with Ukraine ... Because you were told too !!
Sad but he shouldn’t have gone on that suicide mission in that lost cause of a country
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lmao
you went bye bye
Sucker born every minute....
Another hero loses his life defending Democracy. 🧡
Rest Easy GloryToUkraine
RIP
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