A Polish citizen dubbed a “traitor” by domestic media for his pro-Moscow propaganda activities has been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine. The local authority of Russia’s southwestern Kursk region confirmed the death of Jerzy Tyc on Sept. 21, though he had been listed as missing since around June 2023. Tyc was a former Polish soldier who left the army in 1989 with the collapse of the communist system. He went on to found an association dedicated to the restoration of Red Army monuments and graves in Poland. Anastazja) was arrested and expelled from Poland in 2018 for “findings related to espionage activities,” according to the country’s Internal Security Agency (ABW).