In the battle near Bakhmut, the commander of the “Da Vinci Wolves” special unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Dmitriys Kotsyubailo, with the battle nickname Da Vinci, lost his life – he is one of the most recognizable warriors in Ukraine, the portal “Currenttime” reports.
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News about the death of the 27-year-old soldier was confirmed by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
“Since 2014, he protected our independence, the dignity of our people. One of the youngest heroes of Ukraine. One of those whose personal history, character, courage forever became the history, character and courage of Ukraine,” said Zelensky.
Kocjubailo commanded a battalion of the 67th brigade. On November 30, 2021, he was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine by presidential order.
Kocjubailo joined the war against the Russian invaders at the age of 18, right after the Revolution of Respect in 2014. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, he has fought in various places, but mainly in the Donetsk region.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in the early morning of February 24, 2022, with missile fire, airstrikes, and the arrival of ground forces. Russia initially cited the “denazification” of Ukraine as one of the goals of the invasion.
The occupiers in Ukraine have suffered heavy losses and are accused of deliberate killing of civilians, as well as other war crimes. The atrocities of the occupiers began to come to light en masse after the Ukrainians drove them out of areas around Kyiv, such as Bucha.
Russia’s treatment of Ukrainians, including killing and setting up infiltration camps, is described in this “fascist manifesto” published by the Kremlin’s propaganda news agency “RIA Novosti”.
In general, the war in Ukraine has been going on since 2014, when Russia occupied the Crimean peninsula and started a war in eastern Ukraine.
