{"id":6909,"date":"2022-04-16T13:53:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/?p=6909"},"modified":"2022-04-21T05:48:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T02:48:32","slug":"they-fought-and-died-averting-russias-genocide-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/?p=6909&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"They fought and died averting Russia\u2019s genocide in Ukraine."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are publishing the names and obituaries for Ukraine army servicemen who died in the war against Russia\u2019s genocide in Ukraine. On April 16 president of Ukraine Zelensky officially announced 2500-3000 Ukraine army servicemen have been killed and around 10000 are wounded. That\u2019s a heavy toll on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2014-2015 war with Russia Ukraine army lost 14000 killed, 45000 wounded and in total rotating 450000 men. The figures were announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs Avakov.<\/p>\n<p>Even now the casualties of Ukraine army are unbelievably high.<\/p>\n<p>The list on fallen Ukraine army servicemen is not final. We don\u2019t intend to count them. The purpose is to commemorate them, their sacrifice and their pick to fight regardless of the cost. As Ukraine have gone into counter-offensive the number of killed in action have increased dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>This is our contribution to commemorate them. This list will be updated as far as there are new announcements coming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>24<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant Vladyslav Ukrainets<\/p>\n<p>Date of death 24<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Hero of Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant Vladyslav Ukrainets \u2013 Awarded medal Hero of Ukraine with Golden Star (posthumously).<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant, commander of mechanized platoon separate motorized infantry battalion, killed in action on 24<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022 being on the Antonivska bridge in Herson oblast. Died as a hero providing cover for departure of the others from oncoming enemies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6910\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/24.02.2022-\u041b\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0435\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0442-\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432-\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0435\u0446\u044c.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SputnikATO\/status\/1515208410454708226\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SputnikATO\/status\/1515208410454708226<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>26<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soldier Vadim Smenatskiy<\/p>\n<p>Date of death 26<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Defending Ukraine from the enemy died 26-year-old soldier Vadim Smenatskiy from Gayvoron (Kirovograd oblast).<\/p>\n<p>The hero got killed in action on February 26, 2022. He was survived by father and brother.<\/p>\n<p>Eternal memory!<\/p>\n<p>Glory to the nation!<\/p>\n<p>Death to enemies!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6924\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/26.02.2022-\u0412\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c-\u0421\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndriiReal\/status\/1514666504758906887\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndriiReal\/status\/1514666504758906887<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>28<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ukraine army 16<sup>th<\/sup> OMBr helicopter Mi-8 crew:<\/p>\n<p>Colonel Alexander Grigoriev, 1983<\/p>\n<p>Captain Dmitriy Nesteruk, 1997<\/p>\n<p>Senior Lieutenant Vasily Gnatyuk, 1999<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death 28th<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022<\/p>\n<p>On 28 February 2022, the crew of the Mi-8 helicopter carried out a combat mission to counter the armed aggression of the Russian army. An enemy missile hit the helicopter near the town of Makarov in the Buchan district of Kiev. We&#8217;ve lost contact with the crew. It was only after liberating the Kiev oblast from the invader that the bodies of our defenders were taken away.<\/p>\n<p>A glorious memory of the Ukrainian heroes, who, from the first minute of the attack, stood up to defend their homeland!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"uk\" dir=\"ltr\">\u041f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0431\u043e\u0439\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043e\u0442\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u041a\u0438\u0457\u0432\u0449\u0438\u043d\u0456 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0443\u043b\u0438 \u043b\u044c\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a \u041e\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u0413\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0440&#39;\u0454\u0432, \u0448\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043d \u0412\u0430\u0441\u0438\u043b\u044c \u0413\u043d\u0430\u0442\u044e\u043a \u0442\u0430 \u0431\u043e\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0456\u043a \u0414\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0440\u043e \u041d\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0443\u043a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f73wEq6w23\">https:\/\/t.co\/f73wEq6w23<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hEnBcyjDzE\">pic.twitter.com\/hEnBcyjDzE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0437\u043e\u0440.\u041d\u0415\u0422 \u270d\ufe0f (@censor_net) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/censor_net\/status\/1515744065962315783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7035\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/28.02.2022-Alexander-Grigoriev-Mi-8.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"694\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7039\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/28.02.2022-Captain-Dmitriy-Nesteruk-Mi-8.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/28.02.2022-Captain-Dmitriy-Nesteruk-Mi-8.webp 784w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/28.02.2022-Captain-Dmitriy-Nesteruk-Mi-8-768x971.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7043\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/28.02.2022-Senior-Lieutenant-Vasily-Gnatyuk-Mi-8.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/28.02.2022-Senior-Lieutenant-Vasily-Gnatyuk-Mi-8.webp 784w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/28.02.2022-Senior-Lieutenant-Vasily-Gnatyuk-Mi-8-768x971.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/censor_net\/status\/1515612528772067335\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/censor_net\/status\/1515612528772067335<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>13<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dzmitry Rubasheuski<\/p>\n<p>Belarus Foreign Legion of Ukraine army<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 13<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Hanna Liubakova:<\/p>\n<p>Another Belarusian died in #Ukraine. Dzmitry Rubasheuski is from Brest. He came to Ukraine to fight in 2015 and joined the Armed Forces. In 2019, he was seriously injured and lost his eye.<\/p>\n<p>Belarusians die in the war that Russia launched against Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6943\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13.04.2022-Dzmitry-Rubasheuski.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannaLiubakova\/status\/1514153142778269696\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannaLiubakova\/status\/1514153142778269696<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roman Merkov, 93<sup>rd<\/sup> OMBr \u201cKholodnyi Yar\u201d, sub-lieutenant<\/p>\n<p>Aleksey Soblyan, Belarus. Hero of Ukraine (posthumously)<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death 11<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>In fighting for Ukraine in the Kharkov region, a 93rd OMBr \u201cKholodnyi Yar\u201d a 27-year-old sub-lieutenant Merkov Roman died. He was from Kamensky in Dnirpo region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7047\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11.04.2022-Roman-Merkov-93-OBr.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"973\" height=\"1142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11.04.2022-Roman-Merkov-93-OBr.webp 973w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11.04.2022-Roman-Merkov-93-OBr-768x901.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/censor_net\/status\/1515650780811964419\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/censor_net\/status\/1515650780811964419<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>14<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d, Defenders of Mariupol.<\/p>\n<p>Each defender will be named separately. The commemoration video was made by the Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d to draw attention to the necessity of deblockading Mariupol.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone featured in the movie got killed in action defending Mariupol.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All Regiment &quot;Azov&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polk_Azov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Polk_Azov<\/a> fighters who are featuring in this promotion video got killed in action defending Mariupol.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/68BEag65v6\">pic.twitter.com\/68BEag65v6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SA Vabaallikate demokraatia fond (@ValdefOrg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValdefOrg\/status\/1515307181180174336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Roman Kalmykov<\/p>\n<p>Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d in Mariupol<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 14<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Roman Kalmykov, a student of Vinnytsia National Technical University, died defending the hero city of Mariupol.<\/p>\n<p>He was only 21. He was, he is, and he will be \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6957\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/14.04.2022-\u0420\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d-\u041a\u0430\u043b\u043c\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432-Azov-Mariupol.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"774\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1514629789507891202\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1514629789507891202<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Svyatoslav Svistun \u201cSvyat\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Battalion \u201cCarpathian Sich\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 14<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>In combat with the occupant (the Russian army) got killed in action Svyatoslav Svistun \u201cSvyat\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>From the first day of the war he joined volunteer battalion \u201cCarpathian Sich\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>His father was during the battle along with him, getting heavily wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Eternal memory and glory to the hero!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6961\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/14.04.2022-\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0442\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432-\u0421\u0412\u0418\u0421\u0422\u0423\u041d-\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0442.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1514597985753067520\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1514597985753067520<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aleksandr Gorshkov<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 14<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>In the battle for Ukraine (against the Russian army) got killed in action Kirvoy Rog resident Aleksandr Gorshkov.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by wife and two children.<\/p>\n<p>Eternal glory to the hero!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6965\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/14.04.2022-\u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440-\u0413\u043e\u0440\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0432.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Surovyy_UA\/status\/1514547341549875209\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Surovyy_UA\/status\/1514547341549875209<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>15<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 15<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d Territorial Defence Unit Donetsk.<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Reported by Vitalii Ovcharenk:<\/p>\n<p>Died my old comrade from (football) fanatic movement Shakthar \u2013 Syava.<\/p>\n<p>On my first football game against Luhansk team in the year 2006 he was standing one line in-front of me. He turned around and said: \u201cWatch my back\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sleep well my friend.<\/p>\n<p>We will protect you!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6914\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15.04.2022-\u0421\u044f\u0432\u0430-Azov-TrO-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15.04.2022-\u0421\u044f\u0432\u0430-Azov-TrO-2.webp 981w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15.04.2022-\u0421\u044f\u0432\u0430-Azov-TrO-2-768x766.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vital_ovchar\/status\/1515047896609181703\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/vital_ovchar\/status\/1515047896609181703<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 15<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>93<sup>rd<\/sup> Brigade \u201cKholodnyi Yar\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Posthumously two soldiers of Ukraine army 93<sup>rd<\/sup> Brigade \u201cKholodnyi Yar\u201d were rewarded with Hero of Ukraine medal. At the cost of their lives these two Ukraine army servicemen gave opportunity to move forward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6934\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15.04.2022-93r-OMBr-two-soldiers.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15.04.2022-93r-OMBr-two-soldiers.webp 843w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15.04.2022-93r-OMBr-two-soldiers-768x490.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1514960786585759748\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1514960786585759748<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>16<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olena Kushnir<\/p>\n<p>Master Corporal, Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d combat medic, defender of Mariupol<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 16<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>On March 15 she made plea to save Mariupol after the Russian army combatant seized Mariupol hospital no 2. On April 16 she was awarded with the medal of Hero of Ukraine. She was survived by her son who she managed to get out of Mariupol. She was a single mother.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6990\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Regiment-Azov-combat-medic-Olena-Kushrin.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1130\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Regiment-Azov-combat-medic-Olena-Kushrin.webp 1130w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Regiment-Azov-combat-medic-Olena-Kushrin-768x535.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Regiment &quot;Azov&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polk_Azov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Polk_Azov<\/a> combat medic from Mariupol Olena Kushnir is dead. Everything that remained of her is this video and this article &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZVsEBiPE4O\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZVsEBiPE4O<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hl4k6pVch2\">pic.twitter.com\/Hl4k6pVch2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SA Vabaallikate demokraatia fond (@ValdefOrg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValdefOrg\/status\/1515473928889774086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alika Tsaava, ethnic Georgian living in Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Zaza Bitsadze, ethnic Georgian living in Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Arkadi Kasradze, ethnic Georgian living in Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 16<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Georgian Foreign Legion of Ukraine army<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>3 Georgian heroes died while fighting the Russian Army in Rubizhne today.<\/p>\n<p>Rest In Peace Arkadi, Alika and Zaza.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia and Ukraine will remember your sacrifice forever.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6972\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16.04.2022-Alika-Tsaava.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"824\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6976\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16.04.2022-Zaza-Bitsadze.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"930\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6980\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16.04.2022-Arkadi-Kasradze.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1046\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1515341346541817862\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1515341346541817862<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Andriy Kravchenko<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 16<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine defender Andriy Kravchenko got killed in action in Kyiv region after running on a Russian army anti-tank mine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7011\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16.04.2022-Andriy-Kravchenko-run-on-a-tank-mine.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"805\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16.04.2022-Andriy-Kravchenko-run-on-a-tank-mine.webp 805w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16.04.2022-Andriy-Kravchenko-run-on-a-tank-mine-768x480.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/censor_net\/status\/1515377228275765260\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/censor_net\/status\/1515377228275765260<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vitaliy Vasilik<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 16<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Vitaliy Vasilik was Russian Ukraine war veteran defending homeland between 2014-2016. He volunteered in 2022 being the senior mechanic in servicing armoured vehicles.\u00a0 He was only 36-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7016\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16.04.2022-Vitaliy-Vasilik-ATO-veteran.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"746\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bykvu\/status\/1515395731133186059\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bykvu\/status\/1515395731133186059<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>17<sup>th<\/sup> March 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Konstantin Tumanov<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>In a battle heroically was killed in action a serviceman from Dinpro.<\/p>\n<p>At Harkiv in a battle heroically was killed in action Konstantin Tumanov who fought to the last with the Russian occupiers. The Ukraine warrior was survived by wife and two children.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7021\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Konstantin-Tumanov.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"674\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antiputler_news\/status\/1515652850923319298\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/antiputler_news\/status\/1515652850923319298<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Denis<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>On the right is Denis. Today he died, for freedom, for the freedom of Ukraine, for the free world, for each of us, our Warriors hold the sky above our heads and go to heaven, for a peaceful sky above us, above the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7025\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Denis.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"1218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Denis.webp 965w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Denis-768x969.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6Kk4KgwPz3Di3QF\/status\/1515758183217778698\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/6Kk4KgwPz3Di3QF\/status\/1515758183217778698<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alexander<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>My brother Alexander died at Avdiivka (Donetsk region contact line between DNR and Ukraine). Volunteered. Born in Heherson. Married, lived in Dnipro. When war stated went straight to protect the homeland. And straight to hell. I don&#8217;t know how to say how hard it is to take it. Alexander. Brother and best friend in my life. He was with leadership skills. We were very close friends. Wait for me, brother.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7030\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-brother-Alexander.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"906\" height=\"1523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-brother-Alexander.webp 906w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-brother-Alexander-768x1291.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alive_ua\/status\/1515677174275133448\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/alive_ua\/status\/1515677174275133448<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alive_ua\/status\/1515748559387348993\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/alive_ua\/status\/1515748559387348993<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anton Sidorov, Captain<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death 19<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022<\/p>\n<p>Minute of silence. Anton Sidorov, the scout, the name &#8220;Varyag&#8221;. He was 35 years old. On 19 February, shelling of artillery fire on Donbass, prohibited by the Minsk Accords (120mm mortar, 152mm and 155mm artillery pieces and self-propelling batteries) died. Composer of the song &#8220;Rest well, my brothers.&#8221; Anton Sidorov is survived by wife and three daughters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7051\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Anton-Sidorov-Captain.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ukrpravda_news\/status\/1515570768750559233\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ukrpravda_news\/status\/1515570768750559233<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ruslan Siksoy<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>A brave warrior went to the heavens. A loving father and husband, a true Ukrainian Risan Siksoy.<\/p>\n<p>Glorious memory and eternal glory. Light clouds \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Heroes don\u2019t die.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7055\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Ruslan-Siksoy.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1515564823458861060\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1515564823458861060<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vyacheslav, \u201cSyava\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shakthar football fanatics club member<\/p>\n<p>Defender of Mariupol, Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s with great pain and sadness to report the death of one of among us, Ultras Shakhtar, \u00a0Vyacheslav \u201cSyava\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Slava got killed defending Mariupol from the Russian yoke.<\/p>\n<p>Syava, you&#8217;re with us forever!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7059\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Vyacheslav-Syava.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1132\" height=\"1349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Vyacheslav-Syava.webp 1132w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Vyacheslav-Syava-768x915.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ultras_Shakhtar\/status\/1515725686874513414\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ultras_Shakhtar\/status\/1515725686874513414<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Roman \u201cSedoy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shakthar football fanatics club member<\/p>\n<p>Defender of Mariupol, Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Brothers and sisters, with great saddens we repot that, some time ago, one of our active member of Shakthar football fanatics club Roman \u201cSedoy\u201d died heroically in defending Mariupol.<\/p>\n<p>Sleep tight, brother, we&#8217;ll get revenge!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7063\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Roma-Sedoy.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1119\" height=\"1309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Roma-Sedoy.webp 1119w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/17.04.2022-Roma-Sedoy-768x898.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1119px) 100vw, 1119px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ultras_Shakhtar\/status\/1515724159468425221\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ultras_Shakhtar\/status\/1515724159468425221<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>18<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vitaliy Belyaevskiy<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 18<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Member of Ukraine army volunteer battalion, partner of a major Ukraine law firm.<\/p>\n<p>This is our colleague Vitaly Belawski, managing partner of a major Ukrainian law firm. He refused to leave and emigrate from the country, joined the Ukrainian armed forces and died in the fighting for Irpen, liberating the Kiev region from the Russian military.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7207\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/18.04.2022-Vitaliy-Belyaevskiy.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1085\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/18.04.2022-Vitaliy-Belyaevskiy.webp 1085w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/18.04.2022-Vitaliy-Belyaevskiy-768x906.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akaloy\/status\/1515868050565873666\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/akaloy\/status\/1515868050565873666<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>20<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kirichenko \u201cBrodyaga\u201d Daniil<\/p>\n<p>Defender of Mariupol, Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 20<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>During the defence of the hero-city Mariupol which the army of Orcs retards still continues to level to the ground heroically was killed in action Brodyaga (Kirichenko Daniil). Brodyaga was a real hero but also, he was a good man whom are very little in this world. Mariupol \u2013 the hero. Azov- steel. Heroes don\u2019t die they go to the better world!<\/p>\n<p>Daniil Kirichenko \u2013 Luhansk resident and patriot. His path of warrior began in 2014. At 16 he dismissed half of Luhansk after that joined among the Regiment \u201cAzov\u201d ranks where he served 8 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7211\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20.04.2022-Kirichenko-Brodyaga-Daniil.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"839\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neo_Right_UA\/status\/1516732167568728073\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neo_Right_UA\/status\/1516732167568728073<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7283\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20.04.2022-II-photo-Kirichenko-Brodyaga-Daniil.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"645\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neo_Right_UA\/status\/1516777511270719488\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neo_Right_UA\/status\/1516777511270719488<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roman Rusnik<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 20<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Roman Rusnik was awarded Hero of Ukraine posthumously.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7215\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20.04.2022-Roman-Rusnik.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"627\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madstrekoza\/status\/1516611404513656834\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/madstrekoza\/status\/1516611404513656834<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mikhail \u201cAzov\u201d deputy commander. ethnic Greek.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Mariupol, Regiment &#8220;Azov&#8221;, Deputy commander.<\/p>\n<p>Defender of Mariupol.<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 20<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>The Azov Battalion member who joined Zelensky in speaking to the Greek Parliament has reportedly been killed in Mariupol<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7226\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20.04.2022-Mikhail-Azov-deputy-commander.-ethnic-Greekl.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamRamani2\/status\/1516560243408396291\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamRamani2\/status\/1516560243408396291<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nina, combat medic<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 20<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Army medic Nina Kvasha has been killed in battle by the Russian Army.<\/p>\n<p>Rest In Peace Nina.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7230\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20.04.2022-Nina-combat-medic.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"775\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1516695932074606592\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1516695932074606592<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zenya Eschenko<\/p>\n<p>Defender of Mariupol<\/p>\n<p>Date of reporting 20<sup>th<\/sup> April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Date of death To Be Defined<\/p>\n<p>Killed in action for Ukraine!<\/p>\n<p>Gave his life for our freedom, Zhenya Eschenko, he died heroically, defending Ukraine&#8217;s hottest point, Mariupol, the most hellish place in the world today.<\/p>\n<p>He has been survived by wife and a little daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Our heartfelt condolences to our family and friends&#8230; eternal memory&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7234\" src=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20.04.2022-Zenya-Eschenko-defender-of-mariupol.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20.04.2022-Zenya-Eschenko-defender-of-mariupol.webp 828w, https:\/\/valdef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20.04.2022-Zenya-Eschenko-defender-of-mariupol-768x498.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1516534934349000706\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/volodarskijo\/status\/1516534934349000706<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are publishing the names and obituaries for Ukraine army servicemen who died in the war against Russia\u2019s genocide in Ukraine. On April 16 president of Ukraine Zelensky officially announced 2500-3000 Ukraine army servicemen have been killed and around 10000&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[271],"tags":[989,1153,1152,966,1149,1015,1151,1150],"class_list":["post-6909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ukraine","tag-20-02-2022","tag-24-04-2022","tag-killed-in-action","tag-russias-8-year-war-of-genocide","tag-russias-genocide-in-ukraine","tag-ukraine-army","tag-ukraine-army-servicemen-killed-in-action","tag-ukraine-heros","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6909"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7287,"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6909\/revisions\/7287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valdef.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}