A journalist, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 36-year-old Alexander Makhov, died from the shelling of the invaders. Alexei Matsuko, editor-in-chief of the UATV foreign broadcasting channel, announced this on Telegram..

Alexander worked for many years on the channels " In 2021, he switched to the Dom channel.

On the day of the beginning of the full-scale aggression of Russia, the journalist went to the front.

“I'm a veteran and a reservist and I'm going to war. It's time for the liberation war! I will fight and kill - as much as I have strength. I serve the Ukrainian people! ”Makhov wrote on Facebook on February 24.

" We will definitely win for Ukraine. I'm sure it was Alexander's dream. We will implement it. Eternal memory to him and all our heroes who gave their lives for Ukraine! ”, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in an evening video message.

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It was with the story of Makhov that the President began his video message.