UAF serviceman and YouTube blogger Kyrylo Soloshenko, known as “Kiriusha Akuratnyi”, was killed in action on 15 October, aged 35, Detector Media reports, citing the deceased’s loved ones.
Soloshenko’s loved ones say was killed while serving in the army. The details of his death are not being disclosed for now.
As the outlet writes, Kyrylo joined Kyiv’s territorial defence on 22 February 2024 and enlisted in the Ukrainian Armed Forces in May 2025. He served with the Mechanised Brigade No. 143.
Kyrylo’s friend, blogger Bohdan Kysliak, known as Bohdanello, reported in a Facebook post that the deceased is survived by his mother.
“Rest in peace, my friend. You were the brightest person I knew. I still can’t believe you’re no longer with us. It just doesn’t sink in, it can’t be true. You’re Kiriusha Akuratnyi! How could this happen… You were supposed to live to a ripe old age and be an awesome grandad with tattoos and cool stories for your grandchildren,” he wrote.
Kyrylo Soloshenko will be buried in Kyiv. The exact date and place of the funeral have not been announced.
Kyrylo Soloshenko rose to popularity on YouTube in 2014–2016. As reported by NV, he made his own videos and collaborated with other bloggers who were popular at the time, such as Sasha Shapik, Andriy Martynenko, and Pasha Bumchyk.
As reported by RBC Ukraine, the blogger’s YouTube channel was created in July 2014. More than 150 videos were posted on it, earning over 6.4 million views in total. The channel had around 82,000 subscribers.
According to the Institute of Mass Information, Kyrylo Soloshenko is the 143rd media professional to die in the course of Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine.