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The Globe and Mail reported today that four foreigners, including at least one Canadian, were killed on Sunday in a firefight in RussiaB次元官网网址檚 Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine.

Asked about the report, a spokesperson with Global Affairs would only say the federal government is aware of the death of a Canadian and that it offers its condolences to family and friends of the deceased.

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The statement says the four killed were in possession of B次元官网网址渇oreign-made weaponryB次元官网网址� and personal items, including a Canadian flag and a prayer book written in Polish.

It added that one of the soldiers killed had a tattoo suggesting he had been a member of a U.S. army parachute regiment.