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Investigation: Brazilian recruit’s death in Ukraine points to abuse, torture in foreign fighter unit

By Amnon J. Jobi on February 18, 2026 12:02 pm |

Russia and Ukraine

A 28-year-old Brazilian recruit died after a brutal punishment handed out in a unit that regularly used discipline practices described as “torture” by those who both witnessed and suffered them, a Kyiv Independent investigation can reveal.

The man, Bruno Gabriel Leal da Silva, died overnight Dec. 28-29, 2025,

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Amnon J. Jobi

Amnon J. Jobi is sole Editor in Chief at The Daily Reformer®. He writes like it is 1998.

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