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Ukraine mourns "collector of souls" Oleksiy Yukov, killed recovering war dead
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Scott Neuman
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Oleksiy Yukov, a renowned Ukrainian volunteer known for recovering war dead, was killed by a landmine while on a mission in the Donetsk region. Thousands gathered in Kyiv to honor his legacy of providing closure to families by identifying and recovering fallen soldiers.
Oleksiy Yukov, a Ukrainian known as the "collector of souls" for his decades-long work recovering the remains of soldiers and civilians on the frontlines of war, was honored in Kyiv on Saturday after being killed by a landmine during a recovery mission in the eastern Donetsk region.
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