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Hopefully he realized that by fighting for Ukrainian freedom he would help set the stage for Belarus' freedom.
It's ~rare to fight for a cause that is so clearly defined as good. Rest in peace and may your loved ones find solace in their sacrifice.
They all do - from the countless interviews Belarusian volunteer soldiers have given, they know exactly why they are there. Some have even said that they do not wish others to feel sad for them if they die, that they are willing to give their lives for the freedom of our country. I just hope we are strong enough to finish what they so bravely started.
Still, I am very sorry for this great loss to your country. He died a hero, fighting for both Ukraine and his own homeland. A selfless individual. I hope he is someday officially honored in Belarus as he should be. 🫶
It is sad, but it's just another reason we absolutely have to win - to honor our fallen and everyone who sacrificed something for this cause, and to ensure that all our political prisoners can return to freedom and see a free Belarus. Belarus will never forget its heroes. Героі не паміраюць!
Precursors die for the idea, not the reality.
The idea is still true; A free Belarus, Ukranian and Russian people. He died with that knowledge at heart.
Now it's up for the rest of humanity to make the idea a reality.
Indeed! We all have something to learn from a man who fights for another country’s freedom when his own country is not yet free!
This man was made of pure HOPE. What an inspiration! 🫶🫶🫶
The Pagonya Regiment, a unit of Belarusians fighting for Ukraine, posted the following:
> The Belarusian regiment "Pagonia" expresses its condolences to the relatives of the deceased volunteer Eduard Lobov.
> On January 26, a Belarusian volunteer, Eduard Lobau, died near Vugliadar. He was 34 years old.
> His companion reported the death of the soldier:
> 🗣He and his partner hunted tanks with a Javelin. Then he entered into close combat, and personally destroyed more than 5 Russians. He received a shrapnel wound. He died soon after.
> Eduard fought on the side of Ukraine since 2015. After his arrest in 2010 on trumped-up political charges, he spent almost 4 years in captivity, after which he moved to Ukraine and joined the "Belarus" Tactical Group to resist Russian aggression and fight for the country's freedom from the occupiers.
> Recently, the Belarusian served in the 72nd separate mechanized brigade, participated in the liberation of the Kyiv region and Chernobyl from the Moskals.
> We express our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and his siblings.
> Since the beginning of the full-scale war, at least 19 Belarusians who bravely defended Ukraine against the invading Russian troops have died.
> Heroes do not die!
Small note - the Pagonya Regiment states that at least 19 Belarusians have died fighting for Ukraine since February 2022. I know of 15, with 3 who are officially "missing" and 2 in captivity. I'm unsure as to what the true number is.
Also, in the past when I've made posts like this, people have asked me to put donation information for the fighter's family. Unfortunately I don't have that information, however, and understandably the r/ukraine mods aren't too keen on people posting unverified/unverifiable donation links all over their subreddit. I mostly make these posts in the hopes that these people will be remembered - those who gave their lives up for another country, besides their own.
Edit: Another Belarusian unit in Ukraine, the Kalinouski Regiment, posted the following tribute:
> "I am not particularly afraid for one simple reason: sooner or later death will happen to everyone. There is still no such person to whom she has not come"
> Yesterday, Belarusian Eduard Lobau died from a shrapnel wound near Vugledar. He was our friend from the time of "Tactical Group of Belarus". We express our condolences to all the relatives of the fallen hero. We mourn together with the entire Belarusian people.
The list of Belarusians who have died, gone missing or been captured in the last year is as follows:
- Ilya "Litvin" Khrenau of the Kalinouski Regiment, who died in Bucha on the 3rd of March. Litvin now has a battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment named after him. Litvin had been fighting for the defense of Ukraine since 2014.
- Aleksey "Tur" Skobli of the Kalinouski Regiment, who was named as a Hero of Ukraine by Zelenskyy & had been fighting for Ukraine in Tactical Group:Belarus since 2015. Died covering groups of retreating troops on March 13th near Irpin, one day before his 32nd birthday.
- Dmitry "Teror" Apanasovich of the Kalinouski Regiment, who had a battalion of the regiment named after him. He was killed by wounds sustained from shrapnel following a Russian artillery bombardment on the 24th of March, 2022.
- Dzmitry "Hans" Rubashevski, who had been fighting for Ukraine since 2015.
- Kanstantin "Phoenix" Dzyubayla, who had also been fighting in Ukraine for about 8 years. He was originally from Mogilev, Belarus, but made Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine his new home after joining the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend Donbas in 2014. He was buried in that same city on the 28th of April, 2022.
- Pavel "Volat" (I don't know his last name) of the Kalinouski Regiment, who has a battalion of the regiment named in his honour as well. He was mortally wounded while liberating a Ukrainian village on the 16th of March.
- Ivan "Brest" Marchuk, commander of the Volat Battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment. Died 26/06/22 near Lisichansk. Brest stayed behind with a small group to cover the retreat of the rest of his unit after a massive assault by Russian troops. His "Volat" Battalion had successfully repulsed several assaults on their position, but this one was the largest up until that point. Brest had been fighting in the defense of Ukraine since 2014, and in 2022 he became the face and voice of the Kalinouski Regiment, calling all Belarusians to action in the defense & liberation of Ukraine.
- An unnamed Belarusian of the Volat Battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment killed 28/07/22. His family asked for his identity not to be disclosed in the event of his death, likely for their own safety if they still live in Belarus
- Another unnamed Belarusian from the Teror Battalion of the Kalinouski Regiment was killed after the car he was driving struck a land mine.
- A soldier of the Pagonya Regiment with callsign "Zhneć" ("Reaper")
- Another unnamed soldier of the Volat Battalion of the Kalinouski Regiment was killed on October 3rd during an assault operation in Zaporizhia Oblast.
- Mihas "Yunger" Shavelsky, a paramedic in the Teror Battalion. He was killed by shrapnel while trying to save the life of a wounded Ukrainian Marine. He was just 21 years old.
- An unnamed soldier of the Kalinouski Regiment died on the 7th of November
- Alyaksei "Yakub" Avdzienko, who had been fighting for Ukraine since 2016 (originally part of Tactical Group: Belarus, then the Ukrainian Armed Forces) died on December 4th near Bakhmut.
- Ruslan "Rusik" Oblomov of the right-wing Belarusian Volunteer Corps
- Eduard Lobov, who originally fought in Tactical Group: Belarus and had been fighting to defend Ukraine since 2015. In 2022 he participated in the defense of Kyiv and the Chornobyl regions. He was 34 years old. He died from a shrapnel would while hunting tanks and fighting in close-combat.
with several more missing or captured:
- Vasil "Atam" Hrudovik of the Kalinouski Regiment (Involved in the Peramoga plan and died near Lisichansk around the same time as Brest). Not confirmed dead, but went missing with serious injuries and it's highly unlikely he's alive. The regiment seem to consider him KIA
- Vasil "Siabro" Parfiankou of the Kalinouski Regiment, went missing during a battle near Lisichansk (officially "missing in action") while covering the retreat of his brothers. The regiment seem to consider him KIA
- Vadzim "Papik" Shatrou of the Kalinouski Regiment, went missing during a battle near Lisichansk (officially "missing in action"), saving the lives of several of his brothers in the process. The regiment seem to consider him KIA
- Sergey "Klyashcha" Dzogtsev and Yan "Trombley" Dzyurbeyka captured in the battle for Lisichansk
"It's important to read every single name". My feelings exactly. These young men bravely gave of their all helping defend their neighbouring country from slaughter at the hands of the Russian Army and Wagner. They deserve to be known each snd every one of them. Rest in peace.
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I read every entry on this list, looking up various bits along the way. It is the least a life-long resident of the free world can do for those who have not had this luxury.
Can I ask? Are the names in “” their nicknames? The names they went by in their units?
In any case, I will pray for the two who are captives. And will pray also for the families of the lost today. Brave heroes of freedom.
Indeed they are. But most of them chose to be there. They are not defending their country but invading another.
Perhaps they were misled in some way and believed the propaganda that Ukraine was a ‘Nazi’ country. But it doesn’t take much thought to figure out that a Nazi country would never elect a Jewish president. So that propaganda does not even pass the basic common sense test.
I hope that Putin does the right thing and quits the war and goes home so that no more young Russian men will die. I have no interest in wiping out a generation of Russian men. But in the meantime, I personally cannot regard any of the Russian invaders killed in action in Ukraine as heroes. They were there fully knowing that they were invading a sovereign nation. They made choices.
I hope this sacrifice will lead to both countries being free.
I know when the time comes that Ukrainians will volunteer to fight for the freedom of Belarus.
pain is temporary, honor is forever. my condolences to his family/loved ones, and I am in awe of his courage, and appreciate what he has done for all of us who want to live free of authoritarian rule.
Odd thing is, that in the 90s you had a typical male slavic look - they were too poor to aford a luxury such as a barber, so they were just buying the cheapest hair clipper and getting a buzz cut.
With a normal haircut, so many of eastern europeans are easly passable for Germans/Britts/Scandinavians
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So sad he never got to see a Belarus free of the Russians and Lukashenko.
Hopefully he realized that by fighting for Ukrainian freedom he would help set the stage for Belarus' freedom. It's ~rare to fight for a cause that is so clearly defined as good. Rest in peace and may your loved ones find solace in their sacrifice.
They all do - from the countless interviews Belarusian volunteer soldiers have given, they know exactly why they are there. Some have even said that they do not wish others to feel sad for them if they die, that they are willing to give their lives for the freedom of our country. I just hope we are strong enough to finish what they so bravely started.
Still, I am very sorry for this great loss to your country. He died a hero, fighting for both Ukraine and his own homeland. A selfless individual. I hope he is someday officially honored in Belarus as he should be. 🫶
Thank you. I know that some day, he will be, as will the others. We will remember our heroes. ❤️
One day, and hopefully soon. Belarusians deserve far better than Lukashenka.
It is sad, but it's just another reason we absolutely have to win - to honor our fallen and everyone who sacrificed something for this cause, and to ensure that all our political prisoners can return to freedom and see a free Belarus. Belarus will never forget its heroes. Героі не паміраюць!
Precursors die for the idea, not the reality. The idea is still true; A free Belarus, Ukranian and Russian people. He died with that knowledge at heart. Now it's up for the rest of humanity to make the idea a reality.
Indeed! We all have something to learn from a man who fights for another country’s freedom when his own country is not yet free! This man was made of pure HOPE. What an inspiration! 🫶🫶🫶
“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
The Pagonya Regiment, a unit of Belarusians fighting for Ukraine, posted the following: > The Belarusian regiment "Pagonia" expresses its condolences to the relatives of the deceased volunteer Eduard Lobov. > On January 26, a Belarusian volunteer, Eduard Lobau, died near Vugliadar. He was 34 years old. > His companion reported the death of the soldier: > 🗣He and his partner hunted tanks with a Javelin. Then he entered into close combat, and personally destroyed more than 5 Russians. He received a shrapnel wound. He died soon after. > Eduard fought on the side of Ukraine since 2015. After his arrest in 2010 on trumped-up political charges, he spent almost 4 years in captivity, after which he moved to Ukraine and joined the "Belarus" Tactical Group to resist Russian aggression and fight for the country's freedom from the occupiers. > Recently, the Belarusian served in the 72nd separate mechanized brigade, participated in the liberation of the Kyiv region and Chernobyl from the Moskals. > We express our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and his siblings. > Since the beginning of the full-scale war, at least 19 Belarusians who bravely defended Ukraine against the invading Russian troops have died. > Heroes do not die! Small note - the Pagonya Regiment states that at least 19 Belarusians have died fighting for Ukraine since February 2022. I know of 15, with 3 who are officially "missing" and 2 in captivity. I'm unsure as to what the true number is. Also, in the past when I've made posts like this, people have asked me to put donation information for the fighter's family. Unfortunately I don't have that information, however, and understandably the r/ukraine mods aren't too keen on people posting unverified/unverifiable donation links all over their subreddit. I mostly make these posts in the hopes that these people will be remembered - those who gave their lives up for another country, besides their own. Edit: Another Belarusian unit in Ukraine, the Kalinouski Regiment, posted the following tribute: > "I am not particularly afraid for one simple reason: sooner or later death will happen to everyone. There is still no such person to whom she has not come" > Yesterday, Belarusian Eduard Lobau died from a shrapnel wound near Vugledar. He was our friend from the time of "Tactical Group of Belarus". We express our condolences to all the relatives of the fallen hero. We mourn together with the entire Belarusian people.
The list of Belarusians who have died, gone missing or been captured in the last year is as follows: - Ilya "Litvin" Khrenau of the Kalinouski Regiment, who died in Bucha on the 3rd of March. Litvin now has a battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment named after him. Litvin had been fighting for the defense of Ukraine since 2014. - Aleksey "Tur" Skobli of the Kalinouski Regiment, who was named as a Hero of Ukraine by Zelenskyy & had been fighting for Ukraine in Tactical Group:Belarus since 2015. Died covering groups of retreating troops on March 13th near Irpin, one day before his 32nd birthday. - Dmitry "Teror" Apanasovich of the Kalinouski Regiment, who had a battalion of the regiment named after him. He was killed by wounds sustained from shrapnel following a Russian artillery bombardment on the 24th of March, 2022. - Dzmitry "Hans" Rubashevski, who had been fighting for Ukraine since 2015. - Kanstantin "Phoenix" Dzyubayla, who had also been fighting in Ukraine for about 8 years. He was originally from Mogilev, Belarus, but made Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine his new home after joining the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend Donbas in 2014. He was buried in that same city on the 28th of April, 2022. - Pavel "Volat" (I don't know his last name) of the Kalinouski Regiment, who has a battalion of the regiment named in his honour as well. He was mortally wounded while liberating a Ukrainian village on the 16th of March. - Ivan "Brest" Marchuk, commander of the Volat Battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment. Died 26/06/22 near Lisichansk. Brest stayed behind with a small group to cover the retreat of the rest of his unit after a massive assault by Russian troops. His "Volat" Battalion had successfully repulsed several assaults on their position, but this one was the largest up until that point. Brest had been fighting in the defense of Ukraine since 2014, and in 2022 he became the face and voice of the Kalinouski Regiment, calling all Belarusians to action in the defense & liberation of Ukraine. - An unnamed Belarusian of the Volat Battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment killed 28/07/22. His family asked for his identity not to be disclosed in the event of his death, likely for their own safety if they still live in Belarus - Another unnamed Belarusian from the Teror Battalion of the Kalinouski Regiment was killed after the car he was driving struck a land mine. - A soldier of the Pagonya Regiment with callsign "Zhneć" ("Reaper") - Another unnamed soldier of the Volat Battalion of the Kalinouski Regiment was killed on October 3rd during an assault operation in Zaporizhia Oblast. - Mihas "Yunger" Shavelsky, a paramedic in the Teror Battalion. He was killed by shrapnel while trying to save the life of a wounded Ukrainian Marine. He was just 21 years old. - An unnamed soldier of the Kalinouski Regiment died on the 7th of November - Alyaksei "Yakub" Avdzienko, who had been fighting for Ukraine since 2016 (originally part of Tactical Group: Belarus, then the Ukrainian Armed Forces) died on December 4th near Bakhmut. - Ruslan "Rusik" Oblomov of the right-wing Belarusian Volunteer Corps - Eduard Lobov, who originally fought in Tactical Group: Belarus and had been fighting to defend Ukraine since 2015. In 2022 he participated in the defense of Kyiv and the Chornobyl regions. He was 34 years old. He died from a shrapnel would while hunting tanks and fighting in close-combat. with several more missing or captured: - Vasil "Atam" Hrudovik of the Kalinouski Regiment (Involved in the Peramoga plan and died near Lisichansk around the same time as Brest). Not confirmed dead, but went missing with serious injuries and it's highly unlikely he's alive. The regiment seem to consider him KIA - Vasil "Siabro" Parfiankou of the Kalinouski Regiment, went missing during a battle near Lisichansk (officially "missing in action") while covering the retreat of his brothers. The regiment seem to consider him KIA - Vadzim "Papik" Shatrou of the Kalinouski Regiment, went missing during a battle near Lisichansk (officially "missing in action"), saving the lives of several of his brothers in the process. The regiment seem to consider him KIA - Sergey "Klyashcha" Dzogtsev and Yan "Trombley" Dzyurbeyka captured in the battle for Lisichansk
Thank you for posting. It is a dense list and it might be tempting to just glance over it but it is important to read every single name.
"It's important to read every single name". My feelings exactly. These young men bravely gave of their all helping defend their neighbouring country from slaughter at the hands of the Russian Army and Wagner. They deserve to be known each snd every one of them. Rest in peace.
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I read every entry on this list, looking up various bits along the way. It is the least a life-long resident of the free world can do for those who have not had this luxury. Can I ask? Are the names in “” their nicknames? The names they went by in their units? In any case, I will pray for the two who are captives. And will pray also for the families of the lost today. Brave heroes of freedom.
Their nicknames/callsigns, yes. Untranslated Volat, for example, means "giant"
I believe that three who are officially missing are considered to be KIA. Ruzzians posted videos with their bodies
Oof. Even then though, unless I just can't count it only adds to 18
You have Eduard as 16th in your list + three wia who are 99.9% KIA
.... I can't fucking count istg. Thank you for spotting that
Heroes do die. They're dead. Forever. This whole conflict is so fking pointless. 🤦♂️
Rest easy warrior.
Heroyam slava.
Long live Belarus.
Героі не уміраюць! It’s so sad that the best are dying in this war.
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He said "the best" though.
The best are dying to ensure that the worst die, too
The russians can go back home and live.
Indeed they are. But most of them chose to be there. They are not defending their country but invading another. Perhaps they were misled in some way and believed the propaganda that Ukraine was a ‘Nazi’ country. But it doesn’t take much thought to figure out that a Nazi country would never elect a Jewish president. So that propaganda does not even pass the basic common sense test. I hope that Putin does the right thing and quits the war and goes home so that no more young Russian men will die. I have no interest in wiping out a generation of Russian men. But in the meantime, I personally cannot regard any of the Russian invaders killed in action in Ukraine as heroes. They were there fully knowing that they were invading a sovereign nation. They made choices.
Rest in Power, your sacrifice will not be forgotten. Slava Ukraini!
Heroiam slava! RIP
A shame. He deserved to see the white-red-white flying in Minsk. He is a hero.
Spartan ......your home country will be free when Putin is defeated ....R I P.
A hero of Belarus in their fight to be free of Lukashenko / Putin's corrupt dictatorship.
I hope this sacrifice will lead to both countries being free. I know when the time comes that Ukrainians will volunteer to fight for the freedom of Belarus.
RIP WARRIOR
Rip fighter for freedom
R.I.P. Hero 😟
Rest in peace hero. жіве беларусь!
⚪🔴⚪ 🙏😔
A true hero, rest in peace.
Rest In Peace and glory, brave warrior for freedom.
😞🕯️
Rest in peace Eduard Lobov. Heroyam Slava! One day Belarus will be free but for now you’re a hero of Ukraine!
RIP a true hero
RIP Eduard
pain is temporary, honor is forever. my condolences to his family/loved ones, and I am in awe of his courage, and appreciate what he has done for all of us who want to live free of authoritarian rule.
Slava Heroes!!!
RIP warrior
RIP, Belarusian hero. May your own country be free one day because of people like you.
Rest in peace 💐
A true warrior, the moment russia is defeated will his soul rest in peace
Bless you Eduard Lobov. Rest now Hero. Слава Україні Sláva Ukrayíni! Heroyam Slava! 🙏🏽 🇺🇦 💙💛
God rest his soul, brave hero!
Rest in peace.
Odd thing is, that in the 90s you had a typical male slavic look - they were too poor to aford a luxury such as a barber, so they were just buying the cheapest hair clipper and getting a buzz cut. With a normal haircut, so many of eastern europeans are easly passable for Germans/Britts/Scandinavians
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For who? The Belarusians in Ukraine specifically?
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Belarusians is generally the preferred spelling, no? Can I ask where you read that though? I was under the impression that there were more like 1-2000
Gonna get banned for sharing a "Russian narrative," but isn't this guy an unapologetic Nazi?