### [2026-08-8](/feed/2026/08/8/index.md)

##### Russo-Ukrainian war
# Ukraine holds a funeral for former Ukrainian Platsdarm head Oleksiy Yukov at the St Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv after he was killed by a landmine in Donetsk. 




### Sources:

1. [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5925887/ukraine-mourns-oleksiy-yukov)

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