Émile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, a 31-year-old from Montreal, was killed on the morning of July 18 in the city of Siversk while trying to evacuate a wounded comrade, according to media reports
The statement said the department is in touch with the families and providing all possible consular assistance, but could not provide further comment out of respect to the families.
Ms. Joly told a news conference the government has warned against travelling to Ukraine because of the insecurity there. But she says Canadians can decide if they want to join the fight. At about the same time, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she would support British citizens who decide to head to Ukraine to fight.
Tyler Wentzell, a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law with a background in the history and law of Canadian foreign fighters, said the death of Mr. Roy-Sirois is a tragic but foreseeable outcome to the participation of Canadians in the war.
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