The leader of Kyiv lifeguards, Oleksandr Leshenok, was killed in a battle with Russian occupiers near Bakhmut in Donetsk Region, the press service of the municipal utility company Pleso has said.
"In 2016, he came to work as a lifeguard on Kyiv beaches. And he became the best lifeguard of the season, later becoming the head of the service," it said.
He joined Ukraine's defence forces on 24 February 2022. Last fall, Oleksandr Leshenok took part in a counteroffensive in Kharkiv Region.