🏴 Capture

Some of the Ukrainian soldiers whose bodies were returned had fought in Mariupol, which was fully captured by Russian forces in May 2022 after intense aerial bombardment.

May 1, 2022 Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast

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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

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Entities

Russia (organization) Azovstal Iron and Steel Works (location) Bohdan Krotevych (person) Azov Regiment (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Artem Dubyna (person) Azov Brigade (military_unit) Serhii (person)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Some of the Ukrainian soldiers whose bodies were returned had fought in Mariupol, which was fully captured by Russian forces in May 2022 after intense aerial bombardment.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A bullet fired by a Russian sniper hit Azov Brigade member Artem Dubyna in the head and passed through his neck.

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Extracted: 2026-02-21T07:37:36.057Z

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