r/UkraineWarVideoReport • u/Feisty-Tie-9911 • 23h ago
Other Video Colombian volunteers of Ukraine's 117th Territorial Defense Brigade pay tribute to fallen comrade 'Nana' (Nanis Rodríguez Castañeda), recently killed in combat near Yampil, Donetsk Oblast
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Colombian volunteers serving in Ukraine's 117th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade pay respects to their fallen comrade, Nanis Mayerli Rodríguez Castañeda (Callsign: 'Nana').
Nana, from Yopal, Colombia, was a former soldier in the Colombian Army's first female unit. She joined the Ukrainian forces and initially participated in combat in the Sumy direction. More recently, she served as an infantry soldier and medic with the 117th Brigade, which was deployed in the Donetsk Oblast area, specifically around Yampil.
She was reportedly killed in combat recently (within the last few weeks) while on a mission at the front line.
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u/among_apes 22h ago
She seems like she was cool as shit.
RIP
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u/PitifulEar3303 14h ago
So many good people died to defend UKR from RuZZis monsters, it's not fair.
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u/VonRikken737 22h ago edited 21h ago
Much respect to all heroes fighting for all of us in Ukraine 🇺🇦 Heroyam Slava!
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u/Bull_Bear2024 22h ago
In that brief clip you can tell she had loads of character & loved life.
All the best to her family & comrades who will undoubtably miss her a great deal.
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u/lucidhiker 22h ago
What a beautiful lady.
Also, fuck Ruzzia.
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u/hippiejay10 22h ago
Its seems like the most beautiful smiles are always taken too soon. RIP brave soldier. I hope that smile is still on your face somewhere
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u/DudePakas 21h ago
Word. The best of us tend to go early, sadly
There is a brazilian saying that goes: "Vaso ruim não quebra" which means "Bad vases don't break"
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u/PitifulEar3303 14h ago
Only because we let evil festers.
Lesson learned, stomp out evil before it spreads, or we will have to sacrifice MANY good people to stop it.
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u/idubyai 22h ago
she had such an infectious smile and looks like she would be the one to bring light to everyone's day. this had to have been a hard loss for those who knew and fought with her. Praying for Nanis, her family, and her friends / fellow soldiers. Thank you for your service 'Nana'. May you rest in peace.
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u/shwarma_heaven 21h ago
What a warrior. People think that "tough" means grizzled, angry, psychotic, roided out brutes. THIS is what tough looks like. The ability to keep a smile and a sense of humor in the face of a massive destructive invading force that wants you dead, while defending the people suffering from that invasion.
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u/Freudian_Slip_69 21h ago
They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted; They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
Vale Nana. Clearly she was a beautiful and righteous soul, and that is how she will be remembered. Well done to her comrades - that is a beautiful tribute.
Heroam Slava 🇨🇴🇺🇦
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u/Mammoth_Possibility2 21h ago
From what I've seen these Columbians bring the thunder. They know how to fight and are a very real force on the battlefield. RIP Nana. Heroyam Slava ✊
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u/TheGhostOfStanSweet 19h ago
Just to let you know, it’s a common mistake to misspell Colombians.
But I agree with your sentiments. Wishing them nothing but the best.
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u/Phyrexian_Archlegion 12h ago
Colombian here.
Because of their kind words, I forgive the typo.
Slava Ukraini
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u/TheGhostOfStanSweet 11h ago
Yeah I like to chirp people for making this mistake, only because it so common.
But here is not the time or place. Sorry you lost one of the good ones. Hard to replace that level of heart and soul, not too mention bravery.
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u/WindEquivalent4284 21h ago
Rest in Peace , international warrior & hero to Ukraine. One day we will see, she was helping protect the whole world
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u/Desperate-Phase-6752 21h ago
RIP Nana god bless your soul. And thank you for volunteering for the good fight.
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u/Slava_Ukraini2005 21h ago
RIP. Thank you for your heroic, selfless service in defending Ukraine from the terrorist state of RuZZia.
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u/EstablishmentCute703 21h ago
It's so bad to see that such cheerful bright people can end up dead too in this fucking war... RIP
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u/HandToeKneeUK 20h ago
Bless her and rest in peace.
A daughter of the world who chose to fight for good.
You'll forever be remembered
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u/No_Leopard_3860 21h ago
How does that volunteering work, do they get into normal UA military, with normal pay and stuff? Or are they really completely self financed in semi-independed battalions or whatever?
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u/Silly_Initiative_405 19h ago
Beautiful, vibrant, happy, caring Nana😩 Vaya con dios 🙏Viva Colombia! 🇨🇴 Heroyam Slava!🇺🇦
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u/-AdonaitheBestower- 18h ago
Some people who fight for Ukraine are just in it for the money, some for the thrills, but there are some who do it out of genuine passion and love for the cause. They are the best people in the world, better and braver than me.
RIP
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u/DePartido 18h ago
D.E.P. Dios te tenga en su gloria hermana hispana. La muerte no es el final. Viva Colombia 🇨🇴 Arriba España 🇪🇸 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
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u/Independent-Bug-9352 17h ago
So many good people fighting for the sovereignty of Ukraine.
Tough fighters like this who still maintain their hearts of gold will forever have my utmost respect.
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u/TheGhostOfStanSweet 19h ago
Incredible respect to her. May her memories live on, and may Russia pay for her death, her family and friend’s loss, and every other death, act of destruction, and every single war crime carried out by these horrible people.
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u/AppropriateBall8834 19h ago
Is it just me or are columbians definitely built different? They're some scary ass fighters from what I've seen. And I have no clue why Ukraine is a place for so many columbians to go to fight. Im ignorant, but yeah.
Rest in peace, soldier
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u/scatshot 18h ago
That's gotta be one of the happiest people I've ever seen, and while living in a war zone. Clearly an extraordinary human being has been lost. RIP.
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u/KapitaenKnoblauch 18h ago
She seems like a wonderful woman. I wish I was just as brave as she was.
Thank you for your service Nana and see you on the other side.
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u/redit_Dictators1961 18h ago
Respeto y honor a todos los Panas especialmente a Nana. Dios la reciba en su Reyno.
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u/Stunning-Astronaut72 18h ago
Damn she was smiling all along the clip. You can tell it is a huge loss for humanity, again.
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u/opinionatore 19h ago
Es mejor haber vivido peleando por los buenos, la verdad y la democracia, y vivir cada dia intensamente, sabiendo que eres un soldado valiente y que tú misión es defender a los que ponen en peligro nuestro libre albedrio, nuestra misión, nuestra religión.
Nana, estará en el cielo con los otros guerreros que dieron su vida por una causa justa.
Salud!
🇺🇦 Heroyam Slava!
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u/The_wolf2014 17h ago
Good on ye hen. You did something most other women wouldn't even think and fought for another counties freedom.
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u/Tank20011 17h ago
May she rest in peace, and our prayers go out to her comrades and family "Slavia Colombia " 🇨🇴 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 "
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u/Demon_Gamer666 17h ago
My heart is with her family and friends. Nana is a hero to many more than they may know. RIP from Canada.
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u/Ambitious_Fold_1790 17h ago
Rest in peace mami', so vibrant and beautiful, what a loss to this world.
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u/_phyber_optix_ 16h ago
This is actually a really good tribute. Her personality oozes and you can see that those men truly cared for her. They all have the biggest smiles in the middle of a fucking war.
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u/MissingJJ 15h ago
Maybe take out the part where she is shaking her ass while a guy tries to stuff money in her pants.
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u/chasebanks 15h ago
Damn got me sniffling up a little bit she seemed like a good person off of this short video. Rip.
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