A young man from Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, named Muhibur Rahman, aged 23, was killed while fighting for Russia in the ongoing war. He reportedly died in a Ukrainian drone strike about a week before the news became public on April 20, 2026. Muhibur had left Bangladesh with hopes of pursuing higher education abroad but ended up joining the Russian military after being deceived by brokers promising high pay and citizenship.

According to family sources, Muhibur was a former HSC student from the 2019 batch and a resident of Sampadpur village in Amtail Union under Moulvibazar Sadar upazila. After his student visa to Mexico was canceled, he fell into the hands of brokers who persuaded him to enlist in the Russian army. Following extensive training, he was deployed to the front lines, where he was killed when a bunker he was in was destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike.

The family reportedly learned of his death through a food supplier working with Russian soldiers.