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Ukraine has lost the lives of at least 594 servicemen since the beginning of the war in the east of the country, according to official count. At least 2,210 servicemen have been wounded by Aug. 13. Civilian death toll already reached 1,367 people by mid-August, according to official data.

During the last two weeks of the anti-terrorist operation Ukrainian army has lost nearly 100 servicemen. 

The following is the list of the victims known to be killed since July 29 through Aug. 11:

July 29 

Vitaliy Pidlubniy, 30, mechanic from Kyiv Oblast.  Pidlubniy joined the army in early March. He was transporting medicine to his comrades near the Russian border when his APC trapped on mine. Pidlubniy leaves a daughter and a wife.

Kyrylo Andreyenko, 26, commander of the Special Forces unit of Ukrainian Ground Forces. Andreyenko, native Lviv, was killed near Snizhne in battle with Russia-backed insurgents. “He was the officer from the capital letter. Ukraine would be a peaceful country if we had more servicemen like him,” his mother, Valentyna, was quoted as saying. Andreyenko’s unit will be named after him.

Vadym Slobodianyk, 36, gunner from Kyiv Oblast. He was mobilized to Ukrainian army in late March and was killed near Dolzhansky checkpoint. 

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July 30

Andriy Rodych, 26, senior lieutenant from Lviv. “I have no idea how to explain to my 6-year-old daughter that never will see her father again,” Viktoria Rodych, the wife of the soldier, was quoted as saying.  He was killed in battle with pro-Russian insurgents. Rodych’s relatives still wait for his body to mourn him.

Serhiy Derkach, 40, squadron leader from Pryluky. His car was trapped on mine near Luhansk. “He was always first and never hesitated. The best people always leave first,” his comrade Oleksiy Vysotskiy was quoted as saying. Derkach leaves two daughters and a wife in his native town in Chernihiv Oblast.

Oleksandr Dyachenko, 37, soldier from Zaporizhzhya.  Dyachenko was killed by a sniper near Pisky village in Donetsk Oblast.

Vasyl Baloh, 33, captain from Zakarpattya Oblast. He was killed in a shootout near Luhansk. Baloh leaves a wife and  two sons.

Volodymyr Kornev  32, capitan of 128th mechanized brigade. Kornev wanted to become a serviceman since his childhood. He was killed in fight near Luhansk.

Serhiy Lysenko , 36, lieutenant-colonel from Ivano Frankivsk Oblast. Lysenko was killed in an ambush near Snizhne village in Donetsk Oblast. His friend recalled he was ready to step up and defend his country when mobilization starts. Lysenko leaves a wife and a son in his native Kolomyya in western Ukraine.

July 31

Serhiy Hulyuk , 32, border guard from Lutsk. He was killed in a fight in Donetsk Oblast. Hulyuk leaves three children in his native town.

Oleksandr Basak, 25, border guard from Kirovohrad Oblast. He was killed in fight with Russian-backed insurgents near Vasylivka village in Donetsk Oblast.  

Oleh Parshutin , 39, border guard from Kirovohrad. He was killed while Russia-backed insurgent s opened fire near Vasylivka village in Donetsk Oblast. 

Rostyslav Chernomorchenko, 22, border guard from Kirovohrad. He was killed near Vasylivka village in Donetsk Oblast on July 31.

Petro Fedoryaka , 49, soldier from Sumy Oblast. He volunteered to join Ukraine’s army in March and was killed on July 31. Fedoryaka used to be one of Ukraine’s well-known blacksmiths and the founder of Ukrainian blacksmith festival.  

Dmytro Akimov, 23, from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. He used to serve in 25th brigade and was killed while the terrorists opened fire from Grad launchers near Shakhtarsk city in Donetsk Oblast.

Anton Zhukov, soldier from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.  He used to serve in 25th brigade and was killed while the terrorists opened fire from Grad launchers near Shakhtarsk city in Donetsk Oblast.

Vitaliy Matusevych, soldier from Kryviy Rih. He was killed two weeks before his 28th birthday. Matusevych used to work for ArcelorMittal steel company before he was mobilized to Ukrainian army in March 2014.

Dmytro Posokhov 24, soldier from Kharkiv Oblast.

Volodymyr Hordienko, soldier from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Volodymyr Gradyskiy, 43, soldier from Dnipropetrovsk. Gradyskiy was killed when the terrorists opened fire from Grad launchers near Shakhtarsk city in Donetsk Oblast.

Anton Kaminskiy, soldier from Dnipropetrovsk. Kaminskiy was killed while the terrorists opened fire from Grad launchers near Shakhtarsk city in Donetsk Oblast.

Rostyslav Nikitin, 20, soldier from Dnipropetrovsk. Nikitin, Dnipro soccer fan, volunteered to join the army when mobilization starts. He was killed near Shakhtarsk in Donetsk Oblast.

Vitaliy Ivanov, soldier from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. He served in 25th Dnipropetrovsk brigade and was killed near Shakhtarsk in Donetsk Oblast.

Oleksandr Brahinets served in 25th Dnipropetrovsk brigade and was killed near Shakhtarsk in Donetsk Oblast on July 31.

Oleksandr Sochev, soldier from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Sochev was killed near Shakhtarsk in Donetsk Oblast on July 31.

Dmytro Symonenko, 24, soldier from Sumy Oblast. Symonenko was mobilized to the army in March and was served in the country’s east from the first days. He was mortally wounded in fight with Russian-backed insurgent, but didn’t stop firing back, his comrades recalled. He died later on July 31. Symonenko leaves a wife and a son.

Stanislav Kovtun, 28, soldier from Chernihiv Oblast. Kovtun, professional military man, was shot in his neck in fight near Shakhtarsk in Donetsk Oblast. He leaves a wife and 1-year-old child. 

Yuriy Chikal,31, soldier from Chernivtsi Oblast. Chikal used to work as a school teacher in Starobroskivtsi village in Chernivtsi Oblast. He was the only son in his family.

Viktor Babyuksoldier from Chernivtsi Oblast.  Babyuk used to serve in 95th airborne brigade. He leaves two children.

Vasyl Ryabokon, 51, the head of Dokuchaivsky police department in Donetsk Oblast. Ryabokon used to work for police for 18 years. He was shot in his head overnight July 31 when he was on the car with his colleague Mykola Doroshok. Ryabokon leaves a wife and two children.

Mykola Doroshok , 33, policeman from Donetsk Oblast. Unidentified people opened fire on his car at night on July 31 when Doroshok was on his way home after his shift. He leaves a wife and two children.

Roman Abramov 27, soldier from 30th mechanized brigade from Zhytomyr Oblast. He was killed in a fight near Savur-Mohyla in Donetsk Obalst. He leaves a wife and two sons. His younger son is 1-year-old.

Kostyanyn Dronhovskiy, 30, soldier from Zhytomyr Oblast.  He was killed in fight near Savur-Mohyla in Donetsk Oblast. He leaves a wife and 6-year-old daughter.

Aug. 1

Andriy Zadorozhniy40, mortar battery commander He was killed in a fight trying to rescue his comrade. Zadorozhniy leaves a wife and two children.

Serhiy Kushnir , 29, from soldier from Volyn Oblast. His comrades recalled he was cheerful and supportive young man. Kushnir leaves a 2-year-old daughter and wife in his native village.

Mykhailo Kotelnychuk , soldier from Volyn Oblast.

Serhiy Darmofal, soldier from Volyn Oblast.  

Ruslan Kalush, 34, soldier from Volyn Oblast. 

Aug. 2

Volodymyr Ryzhak 24, Ukraine’s National Guard member from Cherkasy Oblast. Ryzhak was an active EuroMaidan Revolution supporter. Later he was one of the first to volunteer to the army. Ryzhak gave his life rescuing his younger comrade. 

Oleksiy Kudinov, 23, soldier from Kryviy Rih. He used to work for ArcelorMittal steel company as his parents. Kudinov was mobilized to Ukrainian army in March. He leaves his parents in Kryviy Rih.

Evhen Starikov, 32, soldier from Berdychiv. Starikov volunteered to join Shakhtarsk Battalion after Russian annexation of Crimea. His comrades recalled Starikov was reliable servicemen and couldn’t stay away from the duties. He was shot in his head by a sniper. Starikov’s three children lost their father.

Oleksandr Kakalyuk, 38, soldier from Dniprodzershynsk.  Kakalyuk’s comrades recalled he was “very helpful.” He rescued wounded servicemen near Shakhtarsk village on Aug. 2 when the sniper killed him. Kakalyuk was mobilized to the army in March. He went back home a week before his death. He leaves a wife and 5-year-old son.

Aug. 3

Andriy Plokhiy, 31, commander from Chernihiv Oblast. Plokhiy leaves a wife and 6-year-old daughter.

Serhiy Nahorniy, 22, trooper from Chernihiv Oblast. He was killed during a shootout near Luhansk.

Andriy Mansurov, 25, trooper from Kharkiv Oblast. Mansurov’s APC tripped on mine near Luhansk.

Stanislav Kish, 19, soldier from Zakarpattya Oblast. He was killed as Russia-backed insurgents opened fire from Grad launchers near Luhansk.

Roman Vlasyuk, 24, soldier from Zhytomyr Oblast. Vlasyuk was killed in fight with Russian-backed insurgents near Luhansk. He leaves his mother and sister.

Serhiy Senchev, soldier from Kirovohrad. He was wounded in fight near Luhansk and died on the way to the hospital. He leaves two children.

Aug. 4

Viktor Medushevskiy, 40, soldier from Zhytomyr Oblast. He used to serve in 30th mechanized brigade. Medushevskiy leaves a wife and 4-year-old daughter.

Serhiy Hrek, 22, Azov Battalion member. Hrek, ethnic Russian, moved to Ukraine three years ago because of political pressure. He was killed in fight near Mariinka village in Donetsk Oblast.

Serhiy Kryvonosov, 36, squadron leader of 79th air cavalry brigade from Mykolaiv. He was killed when the separatists opened fire from Grad launcher near Russian border. “He was a fair servicemen and a good friend. His achievements are enough to name one of the streets in his native Mykolaiv after him,” his friend posted on his Facebook page.

Taras Shpihanevych, 20, soldier from Vinnytsia Oblast. Shpihanevych was injured in fight on July 27th and died in the hospital.

Andriy Panechko, 22, soldier from Lviv Oblast. Panechko’s friends recalled he was cheerful and active young man. He was mobilized in May and was fighting in Ukraine’s east since June 3. He was killed near Luhansk on Aug. 4.

Vadym Kutovoi, 28, soldier from Sumy Oblast. He was killed in fight with terrorists near Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast. He leaves a wife and two children.

Roman Nahlyuk, 28, commander from Khmelnytskiy Oblast. He was killed in fight near Luhansk. He leaves a wife and 6-year-old daughter.

Aug. 5

Vasyl Pashko, 32 from Lviv Oblast. He used to work in Italy when EuroMaidan Revolution started. Then he came back to Ukraine and volunteered to the army. He saved the life of his younger comrade while got a bullet in his head.

Viktor Butryk, 32, soldier from Zhytomyr Oblast. He leaves his parents and 4 sisters in his native Okhotivka in Zhytomyr Oblast. 

Oleh Rehotun, 38, soldier from Zhytomyr Oblast.  He leaves a wife and three children.

Serhiy Korenivskiy, 33 was killed in fight for liberating Luhansk airport. He leaves a wife and a daughter.

Evhen Tankovskiy, 34, soldier from Kirovohrad Oblast. His relatives recalled he didn’t shy away from the service and

Maksym Lashchenko and Artem Lashchenko, 26, soldiers. Maksym was mobilized to the army while his twin brother, Artem, decided to follow him.Both of the brothers were killed in an ambush near Torez city in Donetsk Oblast. Maksym leaves a wife and 5-year old daughter.

Oleksandr Svynchuk, 28, soldier from Volyn Oblast. Svynchuk used to work as a fireman, but then volunteered to join the army. He got wounded once and received treatment at home while then came back to the warzone. He was killed in fight near Russian border overnight Aug. 5.

Evhen Tankovskiy, 34, soldier of 25th brigade from Dnipropetrovsk. He used to work as a miner and then was mobilized to the army. He was killed near Torez city in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 5.

Serhiy Rusev, 20, gunman from Odesa Oblast. He was killed in fight in Donetsk Oblast.

Andriy Rudnev, 31, deputy commander from 25th brigade from Dnipropetrovsk. He leaves a wife and 4-year-old daughter.

Artem Karaban, 21, soldier from Volyn Oblast. Karaban was killed in fight near Savyr-Mohyla in Donetsk Oblast. He leaves a wife and a newborn daughter.

Oleksandr Shlyakhtych, 33, soldier from Poltava Oblast. He leaves a wife and a daughter in his native Pyryatyn city in Poltava Oblast.

Mykhailo Kabak, 27, border guard from Odesa Oblast.

Aug. 6

Volodymyr Shestopal, soldier from Kyiv Oblast. Shestopal leaves a wife and three children in his native Fastiv near Kyiv.

Mykola Kolosovskiy, 18, soldier from Odesa Oblast. Kolosovskiy was killed in fight near Debaltseve in Donetsk Oblast.

Serhiy Volnukhin, 28, soldier from 72 mechanized brigade from Zhytomyr. He was killed in fight with Russia-backed insurgents on Aug. 6. Volnukhin leaves a wife and a newborn daughter.

Yuriy Zhabenko, 30, soldier from Brusyliv in Zhytomyr Oblast. His friend, Oleksandr Kravchuk, recalled he saw Zhabenko just before the mobilization starts in March. “He was fair and hardworking man, he used to make his money from the early age, because his family was poor.” His relatives still wait for his body to mourn him. Zhabenko leaves a sister in his native town.

Ivan Syrvatka, 21, driver from Lviv Oblast. He was fighting in ATO zone for four months. He was killed in fight near Krasniy Yar in Luhansk Oblast.

Aug. 7

Viktor Dikhtievsky, 48, border guard from Odesa. He was killed on his birthday by Kremlin-backed insurgent near Amvrosiivka village.  Dikhtievsky leaves a wife and a daughter.

Mykola Antypov, 21, border guard from Odesa Oblast. He got a medical major and then he enrolled to Ukrainian army. He served in ATO zone for the summer and was killed near Dovzhansky checkpoint in Donetsk Oblast overnight Aug. 7.

Serhiy Boiko, 18border guard from Vinnytsia Oblast. He was killed by pro-Russian insurgents near Dovzhansky checkpoint.

Oleksandr Zaets, 20, border guard from Chernivtsi Oblast. He was killed by pro-Russian insurgents near Dovzhansky checkpoint.

Viktor Kumanovskiy, 39, border guard from Cherkasy Oblast. He was killed by pro-Russian insurgents near Dovzhansky checkpoint. Kumanovskiy leaves his family in his native Uman city in Cherkasy Oblast.

Volodymyr Kordabnev, 50, Kryvbas Battalion member from from Dniprodzerzhynsk. He leaves his wife and two children in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Maksym Kochura, 19, Kryvbas Battalion member. Kochura was a student, but decided to enroll to the army. He was the only son in his family.

Maksym Aldoshyn, 23, driver from Mykolaiv. Aldoshyn was in a car with his two comrades when pro-Russian insurgents opened fire near Luhansk. Aldoshyn got wounded, but he didn’t leave the car and rescued his comrades. He died later in the hospital.

Andriy Matvienko, 26, border guard from Kirovohrad. Pro-Russian insurgents opened fire on Matvienko’s car near Lysyche checkpoint in Donetsk Oblast. He died in the hospital later that day.

Aug. 10 

Mykola Berezoviy, former head of Vitali Klitschko’s Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform office in Donetsk Oblasts’s Horlivka and a soldier of Azov Battalion, was lethally wounded by Russian-backed separatists on Aug. 10 in fighting near Ilovaysk in Donetsk Oblast.

Anatoliy Fedchyshyn, Praviy Sector member from Volyn Oblast. He was killed near Ilovaysk in Donetsk Oblast. Fedchyshyn leaves a wife and two daughters.

Oleh Tarasyuk, 45, Praviy Sector member from Rivne. He was killed in fighting near Ilovaysk in Donetsk Oblast. Tarasyuk leaves his family and two grandchildren. His friends recalled he didn’t hesitate to go to Ukraine’s east to defend “his children.”

Vadym Antonov, a soldier of Donbas Battalion from Zhytomyr. He was killed in fighting near Ilovaysk in Donetsk Oblast.

Yuriy Lytvynskiy, 47, a soldier of Donbas Battalion from Kyiv. Lytvynskiy, an active EuroMaidan Revolution supporter, enrolled to the army when mobilization starts and was killed near Ilovaysk in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 10.

Ivan Hutnyk-Zaluzhniy, 24, Ukraine’s National Guard soldier from Zaporizhzhya. He was killed when the terrorists attack National Guard checkpoints near Amvrosiivka in Donetsk Oblast. “My grandson was killed by Russians who don’t make difference between enemies and brothers,” Hutnyk-Zaluzhniy’s grandfather said during the mourning.

Andriy Dryomin, 27, a soldier of Azov Battalion from Ternopil. Dryomin, UNA-UNSO nationalist party member, was shot near Ilovaysk in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 10.

Viktor Novitskiy, 36, lieutenant-colonel of Pivnich (North) unit. Novitskiy, professional military man, was killed while he gave medical treatment to his wounded comrade. He leaves a wife and two children in Rivne.

Roman Motychak, 45, Donbas Battalion member from Lviv Oblast. Motychak spend the winter on Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti and then volunteered to join the battalion. He was killed near Ilovaysk in Donetsk Oblast. Motychak leaves a wife and two children.

Oleksandr Suslitskiy, 35, soldier from Rivne Oblast. Suslitskiy volunteered to join Horyn Battalion in spring. He leaves a wife and a 13-yer-old daughter in his native Kvasyliv village.

Viktor Polishchuk, 29, senior soldier from Volyn Oblast. He was killed near Luhansk on Aug. 10.

Aug. 11

Pavlo Koval, 25, a soldier of 25th mechanized brigade from Stryi city in western Ukraine. He was killed in fight in Donestk Oblast.

Ruslan Bilan, 28, soldier from Sumy Oblast. He was killed in an ambush near Stepanivka village in Donetsk Obalst. Bilan leaves a wife and two children in his native Okhtyrka town in Sumy Oblast.

Danylo Kirilov, 23, soldier from Zhytomyr Oblast was killed day before his 24th birthday. He leveas his parent and fiancé in his native Brusyliv town.

Serhiy Maiboroda, 26, soldier from Vinnytsia Oblast. Maibiroda was a peacekeeper in Liberia and lately joined Ukrainian army in the east. He called his parents on Aug. 11 and told them that the shootout began. He was killed later that day. He leaves his wife and 1-year-old daughter.

Serhiy Tyshchenko, policeman from Donetsk Oblast. Tyshchenko was mortally wounded in the fight with pro-Russian insurgents near Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast. He leaves a wife and two children.