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Yaroslav Datsik, 21, son of Russian neo-Nazi and MMA fighter Vyacheslav Datsik, was killed in an FPV drone attack in the Zaporozhye region. An eyewitness reported that Yaroslav and another fighter were caught in the open without time to take cover.

He had signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry in February 2024 and was deployed to the front with his father as part of the 31st Independent Guards Airborne Assault Brigade, stationed in Ulyanovsk. Vyacheslav Datsik, known for his neo-Nazi beliefs, has a criminal history involving multiple incarcerations for robbery.