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Fedir Balakhchi, a naval infantryman, has been killed in the area of military operations in the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the command of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported.

“In the area of the fulfillment of combat missions to protect the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, our combat fellow marine, the oldest sailor Balakhchi Fedir Fedorovych, has been killed, giving his life for his native Motherland,” the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Navy said on Facebook on August 15.