Denis Kireev, a Member of Ukraine’s Negotiation Team, Has Been Killed: Reports

Denis Kireev, a member of the Ukrainian delegation (R, furthermost back of table) with other members of delegations from Ukraine and Russia, attend talks in Gomel region, Belarus, on Feb. 28, 2022. Sergei Kholodilin/BELTA/AFP via Getty Images

A member of the Ukrainian negotiation team in talks with Russia, Denis Kireev, has been killed, according to reports.

Ukraine’s military intelligence confirmed his death in a Facebook post on Saturday. It said that Kireev was an intelligence operative who was killed on Saturday in the line of duty while defending Ukraine.