Russian adventurer pushing homemade cart ‘to Brazil’ reportedly killed in Ukrainian drone
Russian adventurer pushing homemade cart ‘to Brazil’ reportedly killed in Ukrainian drone strike Alexander, a traveler from Stavropol Krai who was known online by the name “Sasha K
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Russian adventurer pushing homemade cart ‘to Brazil’ reportedly killed in Ukrainian drone strike Alexander, a traveler from Stavropol Krai who was known online by the name “Sasha Kon,” was killed on May 13 in Russia’s Bryansk region by a Ukrainian drone strike, the Telegram channels Baza , Shot , and Mash reported. The day before, Bryansk regional authorities said Ukrainian forces had struck the v
Key points
- The Russian state news agency TASS, citing emergency services, said Sasha Kon “presumably died in the Bryansk region during a Ukrainian drone attack” and noted that his identity had not yet been fo…
- Sasha Kon, 37, had set out on foot for Brazil in early April, pushing a 300-kilogram (661-pound) cart along the roads and covering 15 to 30 kilometers (9 to 19 miles) a day, the Telegram channel Ma…
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