Ukrainian Musician and Soldier Yaroslav ‘Varnak’ Ivanov Killed on Front Line at 23

Yaroslav “Varnak” Ivanov, a 23-year-old Ukrainian musician, writer and soldier, was killed on May 31 while carrying out a combat mission. Known online as @radykalniy, he served in the military from age 19 and later joined an electronic warfare unit. Friends remembered him as honest, bright and deeply devoted to Ukraine.