Dmitro “Da Vinci” Kociubajlothousands of people gathered in Kiev for the funeral of the special forces commander who died near Bahmut at the age of 27.
In addition to Zelenskyi and Marin, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces took part in the funeral ceremony held in St. Michael’s Cathedral. Valery Zaluzhny, Okeksii Reznikov Minister of Defense, respectively Kirilo Budanovalso head of military intelligence.
Finnish Prime Minister has arrived in . She has already met with the President. They honored the memory of the fallen Hero of Ukraine Dmytro @MarinSanna
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) March 10, 2023
Zelensky announced on March 7 that “Da Vinci” had been killed in an enemy attack near Bahmut. The special forces commander was one of the youngest to receive the title of “Hero of Ukraine” in 2021. Already in 2014, when he was 18 years old, he fought in the defense of Ukraine. He received his first injury in 2014 at Piszki, located 40 kilometers from Bahmut.
Cover photo: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Farin, accompanied by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, lays a bouquet of flowers on the coffin of Ukrainian war hero Dmytro “Da Vinci” Kociubajlo at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv on March 10, 2023. Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
Leave a Comment