Ukrainian soldier, sapper Vladyslav Yeshchenko lost his eyes after an anti-personnel mine explosion, but miraculously survived.
A theatre and film actor and soldier, Yevhen Shumilov, died at the front. He was defending his wounded comrade-in-arms.
Yegor Guzenko is a Russian war criminal. Involved in the kidnapping of civilians in the occupied territory. He runs a telegram channel called "Thirteen".
Hryhoriy Yanchenko is a 76-year-old Ukrainian military volunteer, an honorary citizen of Kherson. Knight of the Order "People's Hero of Ukraine".
Yuriy Butusov is a Ukrainian journalist. He is the editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian news and social and political Internet portal Censor.net and a columnist for the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper.
Yuriy Glodan died in the war: his wife and three-month-old daughter were killed by a Russian missile in Odesa.
Yevgeny Poddubnyy is a Russian war correspondent and propagandist, special correspondent for Russia-24 and Russia-1 TV channels.
Yaroslav Dronov is a Russian singer known under the pseudonym SHAMAN. He actively agitates for the greatness of the Russian people and performs in the territories not controlled by Ukraine.
Maxim was the founder of the organisation Civil Security, whose project became CIVIL SAFETY ACADEMY. It was set up to raise public awareness of small arms and provide key skills in handling weapons
Gained notoriety while covering Russia's military invasion of Syria since 2015, but gained even more recognition during Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as an official spokesman for the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.