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Yurko Yurchenko (real name - Yuriy Volodymyrovych Nechystiak; * 24 November 1972, Maidan-Oleksandrivskyi, Vinkovets district, Khmelnytskyi region) is a Ukrainian singer, composer, and leader of the band Yurkesh. Honoured Artist of Ukraine (2009).
At the age of 29, Yevhen has achieved great success in various fields. Prior to the full-scale Russian invasion, he was a professional sportsman - he was a Ukrainian free-fight champion and received the title of master of sports.
Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin is a Russian military leader, entrepreneur, restaurateur, owner of the catering business and the Wagner PMC. He is considered one of Vladimir Putin's close associates and a key figure in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Yuriy Lutsenko is a Ukrainian politician and statesman. He is a former prosecutor general and minister of interior of Ukraine.
Yevgeniya Emerald, call sign Jeanne d'Arc, serves as a sniper in the NPU Safari Special Operations Regiment. In February 2022, the woman left her jewellery business and two business clubs to go defend Ukraine from Russian invaders.
A military medic and volunteer, 29-year-old Yana "Yara" Rykhlitska from Vinnytsia was working at the frontline in Bakhmut, providing assistance to Ukrainian soldiers. On 3 March, she was killed by Russian shelling.
A well-known Ukrainian historian, archaeologist and local historian Yurii Kovalenko was killed in the battle for Bakhmut. Yurii is survived by his wife and two children.
The war against the Russian occupiers has been going on for over a year. Unfortunately, war takes the best.
Unfortunately, war does not pass without losses. Among celebrities there are also many who tragically died defending their country from Russian invaders.
Yevhen Brakh, a soldier of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (call sign "Mali"), was killed while defending his country. The hero is survived by a newborn son.