Shan-Le Kearns
killed
Lieu du décès
Dvorichna, north of Kupyansk
Cause du décès
executed (shot by fellow mercenary)
Unité militaire
10th Mountain Assault Brigade 'Edelweiss'
Première mention
2026-07-11
Dernière mise à jour
2026-07-11
Two foreign mercenaries, a New Zealander (Shan-Le Kearns 'Oxide') and a Finn (Leo Åland 'Blade'), were killed on April 11, 2025, during a failed counter-attack by the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade near Dvorichna, north of Kupyansk. The video shows Oxide was executed by Blade, who then shot himself. Both bodies remain missing.