Media workers Dmytro Bendikov and Kyrylo Polikevych died at the front
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Dmytro Bendikov, who served in the Third Assault Brigade, died on March 18 in eastern Ukraine. Kyrylo Polikevych died on March 16.
In the battle against the occupiers on March 18 in eastern Ukraine, the executive editor of the TSN.ua website, Dmytro Bendikov, who served in the Third Assault Brigade, died. It also became known today that on March 16, Kyrylo Polikevych, a videographer of Suspilne Dnipro, died while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications, reports UNN.
Dmytro Bendikov, the executive editor of the TSN.ua website, died on March 18 in eastern Ukraine. He served in the Third Assault Brigade and gave his life performing a combat mission
The ministry noted that Bendikov joined the ranks of the Security and Defense Forces in July 2024.
Despite all the difficulties, he remained optimistic and supported his brothers-in-arms even on the front lines. He worked in the media since 2011, managed news feeds... He was born in eastern Ukraine and defended his land until his last breath
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It also became known today that on March 16, Kyrylo Polikevych, in civilian life - a videographer of Suspilne Dnipro, died while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region.
Polikevych was mobilized on June 28, 2023. He served in the air defense brigade, protecting the sky over Dnipro, and later defended Ukraine in the eastern direction, where he and his brothers-in-arms twice escaped from the enemy's encirclement.
After rehabilitation, Kyrylo continued his service in Kherson region, from where he again went to the east. He was a grenade launcher in the motorized infantry battalion of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians. In February 2025, he received the honorary award "Infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" from the commander. He died on March 16, 2025, near Preobrazhenka, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region, defending the Motherland. Kyrylo would have turned 43 on April 27. He is survived by his wife Olga and eight-year-old daughter Sofia
Let us remind
Stanislav Prytula, Head of the Public Council at the State Film Agency and film producer, died on January 22, 2025, defending Ukraine. He served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the first days of the full-scale invasion.
