List of Deceased Journalists
Kyrylo Soloshenko
Killed in action on 15 October 2026. The details of his death have not been disclosed.
UAF servicemember, YouTube blogger. Rose to popularity on YouTube in 2014–2016, producing his own videos and collaborating with other bloggers who were popular at the time.
Vasyl Velychko
Killed in a Russian guided aerial bomb strike near Slovianka, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, on 16 October 2026.
UAF serivceman, formerly a cameraman for the TV channels IRT Poltava and Misto Plus
Dmytro Khyzhniak
Went missing in action in Donetsk oblast on 20 May 2024. Declared dead by a court on 15 October 2026.
Zaporizhzhia-based journalist, TV/radio host, UAF serviceman. Platoon commander at Sicheslavsk Airborn Brigade No. 25.
Samuil Proskuriakov
Went missing in Kherson oblast on 15 October 2022. Declared killed in action by a court on 14 October 2026.
Journalist turned UAF servicemember. Reported for UNN, Zaborona, Hromadske, and Babel; was an editor for Inker prior to the full-scale invasion.
Oleksiy Nurulin
Died in a hospital on 9 September 2026. Enlisted in the UAF in March 2022.
UAF serviceman, senior mobile TV station engineer at 1+1 Media
Maria Yivzhenko
Killed in a Russian attack on the Compass FM business centre in Kyiv on 25 September 2026.
Formerly a journalist with NV Business.
Ruslan Rudukan
Killed in action near Zarichne, Zaporizhzhia oblast, on 30 August 2026. Had worked as a journalist at the Cherkasy oblast newspaper Pres-Tsentr before enlisting.
UAF servicemember and journalist from Uman (Cherkasy oblast).
Volodymyr Tyrtychnyi
Drafted into the army in July 2024, declared missing in action on 14 November of that year. Confirmed dead on 28 August 2026.
UAF serviceman, media professional with Starlight Media
Oleksandr Nazarenko
Killed in action in Sumy oblast on 26 August 2026. Nazarenko said he was not feeling well and was evacuated but did not make it to the hospital.
UAF serviceman, chair of the Chernihiv branch of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, chief editor of the Mena-based newspaper Nashe Slovo
Ivan Trembovetskyi
Killed in action in Sumy oblast.
UAF serviceman, managing editor with TET TV, 2+2 TV
Oleksandr Vernihorov
Killed in action in Kharkiv oblast on 28 June 2026.
Cameraman with the Dnipro-based Channel 9 and Vidkrytyi TV. Volunteered to enlist in the UAF following Russia's full-scale invasion
Maksym Oseredchuk
Killed by a Russian drone strike on 24 June 2026.
Former producer for ABC News turned UAF servicemember