At least 43 Colombian citizens have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, most of them being military veterans. Colombian fighters are increasingly drawn to Ukraine because the pay they receive there is much higher than what is normally paid in Colombia. [1]
The following list contains 42 servicemen listed as killed among the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
Date of death | Name | Age | Location of death |
---|---|---|---|
May 21, 2022 | Cristian Camilo Marquez Ramos | N/A | near Izium, Kharkiv Oblast [2] |
August 25, 2022 | Jaime Muñoz Barazeta | 38 | N/A [3] |
October 6, 2022 | Jorge Leonardo Bohórquez | N/A |
Kyiv (wounds from 29 September 2022) [4] |
November 2, 2022 | Olman Medina | N/A | N/A [5] |
January 18/20, 2023 | Gainer Jurlian Parada Fuentes | 25 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [6] [7] |
January 18/20, 2023 | Horse Alexi Ortega Vacca | 31 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [6] [7] |
March 27, 2023 | Manuel Ferley Barrios | N/A | Kyiv [8] [9] |
March 30, 2023 | Christian Danyan Moreno Pacheco | 34 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [10] [7] |
March 30, 2023 | Jose Nelson Farasica Garcia | 41 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [10] [7] |
March 30, 2023 | Wilfrido Caraballo Romero | 47 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [10] [7] [11] |
June 21, 2023 | Luis Alfredo Huertas Garcia | 23 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [7] |
July 19, 2023 | Édisson Alberto Vinasco Giraldo | N/A | N/A [12] |
July 23, 2023 | Jorge Alexi Ortega | N/A | N/A [13] |
August 13, 2023 | Ronald Andrés Navarro Solano | 39 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [14] [7] |
August 29, 2023 | Betancourt García Yerson | 34 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [15] [7] |
September 4, 2023 | Luis Alejandro Herrera Evia | 38 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [9] [16] [7] |
September 19, 2023 | Christian Marino Pacheco | N/A | N/A [17] |
October 7, 2023 | Jhoan Cerón | 26 | N/A [9] [18] |
October 15, 2023 | José Mauricio Gutiérrez Martínez | N/A | N/A [19] |
November 12, 2023 | Edwin Pérez Chaparro | 40+ | N/A [20] |
November 29, 2023 | Javier Dueñas | N/A | N/A [21] |
December 3, 2023 | Hector Jurado Zamudio | N/A | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [22] [7] [23] |
December 3, 2023 | Hernando Marin Murillo | N/A | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [24] [7] [23] |
December 12/13, 2023 | Juan Camilo Camez | 21 | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [25] [7] |
December 13, 2023 | Leonardo Quenoran Zambrano | N/A | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [26] [7] |
December 16, 2023 | Diego Fernando Ulque Choque | N/A | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [27] [7] |
January 5, 2024 | Patrick Julian Ulrich Noriega | N/A | N/A [28] |
January 15, 2024 | Jeferson Guzman Garcia | N/A | N/A [29] |
January 30, 2024 | Jairo Bahamón Sánchez | 39 | Donbas [30] |
January 30, 2024 | Jonathan Chimbaco | 40 | Donbas [30] |
February 4, 2024 | Steven Brayan Cuevas Cardenas | N/A | N/A [31] |
February 11, 2024 | Oberto Manuel Echavarría Lescano | 31 | N/A [32] |
February 13, 2024 | Manuel Fernando Blanco García | N/A | N/A [33] |
February 19, 2024 | Alvaro Antonio Alvarez Ariza | N/A | Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast [34] [35] |
February 19, 2024 | Robinson Nerio Sánchez | 37 | Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast [34] [35] [36] |
February 19, 2024 | William Gamboa Vergel | N/A | Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast [34] [35] [37] |
February 19, 2024 | Wilmer Martínez Vásquez | 28 | Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast [34] |
February 27, 2024 | Alexander Avendaño | N/A | N/A [38] |
February 27, 2024 | Oscar Javier Cubillos Parra | N/A | N/A [39] |
April 15, 2024 | Harrison Andres Astudillo Medinara | N/A | N/A [40] |
April 24, 2024 | Diego Alejandro Cardona Ríos | 38 | Kyiv [41] |
April 24, 2024 | Luis Eduardo Noya Pérez | 39 | Kyiv [41] |
In addition, one Colombian, Alexis Castillo, aged 34, was killed while fighting on the side of the pro-Russian separatists on October 28, 2022, in the Donbas region. [42]
Also, a Colombian, Oscar Arley Triana, aged 42, went missing in action when his Ukrainian unit was ambushed by Russian forces on October 8, 2023, in Kharkiv Oblast. [43]
José Mauricio Gutiérrez Martínez
Juan Camilo Camez Rodríguez
Jonathan Chimbaco and Jairo Bahamón Sánchez
Oberto Manuel Echaverría Lezcano
At least 43 Colombian citizens have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, most of them being military veterans. Colombian fighters are increasingly drawn to Ukraine because the pay they receive there is much higher than what is normally paid in Colombia. [1]
The following list contains 42 servicemen listed as killed among the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
Date of death | Name | Age | Location of death |
---|---|---|---|
May 21, 2022 | Cristian Camilo Marquez Ramos | N/A | near Izium, Kharkiv Oblast [2] |
August 25, 2022 | Jaime Muñoz Barazeta | 38 | N/A [3] |
October 6, 2022 | Jorge Leonardo Bohórquez | N/A |
Kyiv (wounds from 29 September 2022) [4] |
November 2, 2022 | Olman Medina | N/A | N/A [5] |
January 18/20, 2023 | Gainer Jurlian Parada Fuentes | 25 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [6] [7] |
January 18/20, 2023 | Horse Alexi Ortega Vacca | 31 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [6] [7] |
March 27, 2023 | Manuel Ferley Barrios | N/A | Kyiv [8] [9] |
March 30, 2023 | Christian Danyan Moreno Pacheco | 34 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [10] [7] |
March 30, 2023 | Jose Nelson Farasica Garcia | 41 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [10] [7] |
March 30, 2023 | Wilfrido Caraballo Romero | 47 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [10] [7] [11] |
June 21, 2023 | Luis Alfredo Huertas Garcia | 23 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [7] |
July 19, 2023 | Édisson Alberto Vinasco Giraldo | N/A | N/A [12] |
July 23, 2023 | Jorge Alexi Ortega | N/A | N/A [13] |
August 13, 2023 | Ronald Andrés Navarro Solano | 39 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [14] [7] |
August 29, 2023 | Betancourt García Yerson | 34 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [15] [7] |
September 4, 2023 | Luis Alejandro Herrera Evia | 38 | near Terny, Donetsk Oblast [9] [16] [7] |
September 19, 2023 | Christian Marino Pacheco | N/A | N/A [17] |
October 7, 2023 | Jhoan Cerón | 26 | N/A [9] [18] |
October 15, 2023 | José Mauricio Gutiérrez Martínez | N/A | N/A [19] |
November 12, 2023 | Edwin Pérez Chaparro | 40+ | N/A [20] |
November 29, 2023 | Javier Dueñas | N/A | N/A [21] |
December 3, 2023 | Hector Jurado Zamudio | N/A | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [22] [7] [23] |
December 3, 2023 | Hernando Marin Murillo | N/A | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [24] [7] [23] |
December 12/13, 2023 | Juan Camilo Camez | 21 | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [25] [7] |
December 13, 2023 | Leonardo Quenoran Zambrano | N/A | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [26] [7] |
December 16, 2023 | Diego Fernando Ulque Choque | N/A | Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast [27] [7] |
January 5, 2024 | Patrick Julian Ulrich Noriega | N/A | N/A [28] |
January 15, 2024 | Jeferson Guzman Garcia | N/A | N/A [29] |
January 30, 2024 | Jairo Bahamón Sánchez | 39 | Donbas [30] |
January 30, 2024 | Jonathan Chimbaco | 40 | Donbas [30] |
February 4, 2024 | Steven Brayan Cuevas Cardenas | N/A | N/A [31] |
February 11, 2024 | Oberto Manuel Echavarría Lescano | 31 | N/A [32] |
February 13, 2024 | Manuel Fernando Blanco García | N/A | N/A [33] |
February 19, 2024 | Alvaro Antonio Alvarez Ariza | N/A | Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast [34] [35] |
February 19, 2024 | Robinson Nerio Sánchez | 37 | Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast [34] [35] [36] |
February 19, 2024 | William Gamboa Vergel | N/A | Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast [34] [35] [37] |
February 19, 2024 | Wilmer Martínez Vásquez | 28 | Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast [34] |
February 27, 2024 | Alexander Avendaño | N/A | N/A [38] |
February 27, 2024 | Oscar Javier Cubillos Parra | N/A | N/A [39] |
April 15, 2024 | Harrison Andres Astudillo Medinara | N/A | N/A [40] |
April 24, 2024 | Diego Alejandro Cardona Ríos | 38 | Kyiv [41] |
April 24, 2024 | Luis Eduardo Noya Pérez | 39 | Kyiv [41] |
In addition, one Colombian, Alexis Castillo, aged 34, was killed while fighting on the side of the pro-Russian separatists on October 28, 2022, in the Donbas region. [42]
Also, a Colombian, Oscar Arley Triana, aged 42, went missing in action when his Ukrainian unit was ambushed by Russian forces on October 8, 2023, in Kharkiv Oblast. [43]
José Mauricio Gutiérrez Martínez
Juan Camilo Camez Rodríguez
Jonathan Chimbaco and Jairo Bahamón Sánchez
Oberto Manuel Echaverría Lezcano