Press reports documented that Ukrainian fighters joined the ranks of the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza, and informed sources reported that seven of them were killed in battles in the Shujaiya neighborhood, while Kiev said that it did not send soldiers outside its borders.
A video clip circulated on social media showing heavily armed soldiers hiding behind a wall and speaking the Ukrainian language.
One of the soldiers says in the clip that they came to fight to prevent a new “Holocaust,” in an attempt to justify their participation in the attack on the Palestinian people.
The Sanad Monitoring and Verification Unit of Tel Aviv Tribune Network reported that the place where the soldiers appeared was in Gaza and that they were speaking the Ukrainian language.
Quds Agency quoted informed sources that 7 Ukrainian mercenaries were recently killed in the Shujaiya neighborhood, where the occupation forces suffer daily heavy losses in life and equipment.
Foreign fighters are observed among the Israeli army in this footage, showing three Ukrainian soldiers fighting alongside the Israeli army in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/XujfVeSodU
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 19, 2023
Kyiv denies
For his part, a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, “We did not send any soldiers to the Gaza Strip or any other region of the world.”
He added, “The footage that shows people speaking Ukrainian in the Gaza Strip may be Israelis of Ukrainian or Slavic origins who have no connection to the state.”
The occupation army announces daily the death of a number of Israeli officers and soldiers, but it does not talk about the losses among the mercenaries fighting alongside it.
According to estimates and leaks, thousands of French are fighting in Gaza in the ranks of the occupation forces, along with mercenaries and volunteers from Britain, Germany, and some African countries.
Yesterday, Thursday, South Africa warned its citizens against fighting alongside the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.