Joseph Hildebrand was cremated in Kyiv, but his family is distressed by the lack of help they are receiving from Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian embassy
The body of Canadian fighter Joseph Hildebrand, who died earlier this month battling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was cremated in Kyiv on Tuesday. The spartan ceremony was attended only by a few representatives of the unit he served in, and a single Canadian Forces veteran who is now struggling with the logistics of transporting Mr. Hildebrand’s remains home to Saskatchewan., said he and Mr.
Mr. Hildebrand’s coffin was draped in the Canadian and Ukrainian flags, and the Ukrainian anthem was played, before the casket descended into the lower chamber of the crematorium. That won’t happen now that Mr. Napier’s has duty of care over the remains. There’s also an online GoFundMe campaign that by Tuesday had raised more than $23,000 to help get them home.
Her press secretary, Adrien Blanchard, said in a statement that Canada expresses its sympathy at Mr. Hildebrand’s passing.
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