Ovidiu Anton Stoica, the Romanian who was thought to have died in the war in Ukraine, found alive: “I’m alive. God, thank you!”

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War in Ukraine. The Romanian volunteer in the war in Ukraine, who was believed to have been killed in battle, is alive! Observator reporters managed to get in touch with him, and he denied the information. The man left Ukraine 11 days ago and is now safe.

By the Observator editorial team on 24.03.2024, 07:44

Romanian: Everyone thinks I’m dead. I’m not dead, I’m fine. I’m alive. God, thank you!

He survived the war in Ukraine

The information related to the death of the 39-year-old man was initially posted on a social network, where information related to the war in Ukraine is constantly written. Later, it was confirmed by the battle group made up of Romanian volunteers – Romanian Battlegroup “Getica”. Those close to the man tried to get in touch with him, but failed. So the misinformation continued.

At the beginning of the war, Tony gave up the jobs he had and went to the eastern border of the country to help the refugees. Petru, his friend, was also a volunteer at Isaccea.

Petru Gabor, Ovidiu’s friend: To begin with, he volunteered at Isaccea Customs. He enlisted and did evacuations. He was evacuating the wounded, although he was armed for his own protection. They weren’t shooting at anyone.

Who is the Romanian who was believed to have died in the war in Ukraine

Ovidiu Anton Stoica has a dark past. At only 19 years old, he was allegedly arrested in Spain for armed robbery and served hard years in prison. In the last voice message he left, a few weeks ago, he asked for help from his friend Petru, right from the front. He had nothing left to pull his wounded comrades out of the battle.

Ovidiu Anton Stoica: I carried a wounded man with blankets and he died because he kept touching the ground. Come on, Petrule…Pull, pull! Let’s get these people out of the red zone, so the doctors can see them. Plastic, fabric stretchers with handles.

The Romanian had enlisted in the “Fight for Ukraine” International Legion, a military unit of the Territorial Defense Forces made up of foreign volunteers. He was responsible for extracting the wounded from the front line in the Kharkiv region and was even a platoon commander. 11 days ago, Tony returned to Spain, where he is based. Last year, a 27-year-old man from Arada died in the fighting with the Russians.