Tributes for Canadian volunteer soldiers killed fighting in Bakhmut

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Kyle Porter, from Calgary, Alberta, 27, and Cole Zelenco, from St. Catharines, Ontario, 21, were reportedly killed last week in Bakhmut.

NewsweekA soldier from a Ukrainian assault brigade walks across a muddy road used to transport and position British-made L118 105mm howitzers on March 04, 2023 near Bakhmut, Ukraine.James Emmanuel Wanki, a spokesperson of Global Affairs Canada, the country's foreign ministry, told"We are following up with authorities for more information. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased," Wanki said.

The Canadian volunteers and at least three other Ukrainian soldiers took shelter in a bunker, which was subsequently hit.

 

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