Italian contractor killed in Ukraine

One Italian originally from La Spezia was killed fighting in Ukraine. His name was Alex Pineschi and in Italy he had served in the 8th Alpine Regiment. He subsequently began working in the private security sector. Pineschi was a well-known name in private security circles. In 2017 the La Spezia prosecutor’s office investigated the his participation in the conflict in Iraqi Kurdistanbut the file had been archived: he had been considered a volunteer and not a mercenary.

According to what was reported on social media, Pineschi had traveled to Ukraine last April, signing a contract with the 8 Special Operations Regiment (SSO) and became part of a unit called “Team Green Badgers”. He would have been killed by FPV drones in the Liman area. He was 43 years old.