| Peng Chenliang | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 彭陈亮 | ||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||
| Nickname: | Farias | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1994 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Honghe, Yunnan, China[1] | ||||||||||
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Peng Chenliang (; November 2, 1994 - October, 2024[2]) was a Chinese volunteer soldier who served in Ukraine's International Legion since April 2024 to fight alongside Ukrainian forces against Russian military invasion. According to CNA, Peng was killed by shellfire during a combat operation on the eastern front, becoming the first and, until his death, the only Chinese national confirmed to have participated in the war on Ukraine’s side.[3]
Originally from Yunnan Province, China, Peng left the country after authorities detained him for seven months for posts on X that were deemed anti-Russian, anti-CCP and pro-Taiwan.[3]
After arriving in Ukraine, he lived in Lviv and considered it his new home, where he met his Ukrainian girlfriend.[4] [3]