Ukraine’s ‘collector of souls’ honoured after being killed recovering war dead
2 sources·Updated August 8, 2026
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- NPR World·1h agoUkraine mourns "collector of souls" Oleksiy Yukov, killed recovering war dead
Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers – including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.
Read at NPR World → - Irish Examiner World·6h agoUkraine’s ‘collector of souls’ honoured after being killed recovering war dead
Thousands of people have gathered in the Ukrainian capital to pay their respects to Oleksiy Yukov, a volunteer who spent more than two decades
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