Dhaka, April 4 -- A young man from Gouripur Upazila in Mymensingh has reportedly been killed by a missile strike while serving as a contract soldier in the Russian army in Ukraine, according to his family.

Upon learning of the incident, local administration officials visited the grieving family to offer condolences.

The dead, Yasin Sheikh, was first informed dead by his friend Mehedi Hasan, who is also in Russia, the family said.

Although he was killed on Mar 27, the family only learnt about it a day after Eid-ul-Fitr.

Yasin's mother and elder brother, businessman Ruhul Amin, live in Morichali village in Douhakhola Union.

His father, Sattar Mia, passed away on Mar 1, 2016.

Among his four siblings, two had already died before him.

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