The winner of the sixth season of “Everybody Dance” Vladimir Rakov died at the front. The dancer’s colleague and close friend Galina Pekha shared the tragic news on Instagram.. The choreographer reported that Rakov was mortally wounded during a combat mission on Monday, January 6. He was 30 years old at the time of his death.

“On January 6, my closest friend and colleague Vladimir Rakov died while performing a combat mission,” wrote Galina, publishing a black and white photo of the military dancer and indicating his age.

A native of Yevpatoria (Crimea) joined the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the first months of a full-scale war in 2022 and served in the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 24th Mechanized Infantry Brigade named after King Daniel.