Kyiv bids farewell to Olexander Semenets, a fallen soldier of the Main Intelligence Directorate

This was reported by a Shelter correspondent.

The soldier was killed on July 20 while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Topolia in the Sumy region. He was 41 years old.

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Oleksandr Semenets was born on January 1, 1985, in the village of Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. He attended the local high school and spent most of his life in his home community.

He joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces in December 2025. He served as a rifleman in a GUR company of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

According to his family and friends, Oleksandr was an open and kind person who always helped others and valued his family above all else. The fallen soldier is survived by his wife and daughter.

As a reminder, on July 17, a farewell ceremony was held on Independence Square in Kyiv for Lithuanian volunteer Ignas Kailius, who died defending Ukraine against Russian aggression.

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