Ukrainian, Vitaly Pokhila, 42, who died in battle, poses in an undated photo. He lived for nine years in Spain and then returned to Ukraine to fight against Russia. Note: Private photo. (@vitaly.pohila/Newsflash)
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27 February 2023
A hairdresser who left Ukraine after suffering a homophobic attack before returning to fight the Russians has died in combat. Vitaly Pokhila, 42, known as 'El Espanol' ('The Spaniard'), lived in Spain for nearly nine years after leaving Ukraine, denouncing his home country's rampant...