A soldier from the Cherkasy region, Sergei Rudenko, died in the battle for Ukraine.. The defender’s life was cut short on June 26 in the Pokrovsky direction.

Three days before his death, Sergei turned 40 years old. The loss was reported in the Shpolyansky city council of the united territorial community.

Sergey Rudenko was born in 1985 in the village of Tovmach, Cherkasy region..

Three days after his 40th birthday, he gave his life for Ukraine, which he defended from the enemy until his last breath..

" October 26, 2025 near the village of Shakhovo, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region. , having courageously fulfilled his military duty, our fellow countryman, a native of. Tovmach Rudenko Sergey Vladimirovich, 23. 10. 1985. , shooter-sniper of the air assault squad of the air assault platoon of the air assault company of the air assault battalion. Sincere condolences to the family, friends and brothers of the deceased Hero. Strength and patience to survive this grief,” stated the message from the Shpolyanskaya community.

A warrior will be buried in the village of Balakleya.

A three-day mourning for the Hero was announced in the Shpolyansk community; it will last from November 4 to November 6. In addition, it was recently confirmed that Andrei Yatselenko, a defender from the Odessa region, died at the front.. He was considered missing for two years. The Hero took his last fight on September 22, 2023 in Zaporozhye.

The death of Ukraїner project participant Konstantin Guzenko was also reported. The hero will forever remain 28 years old.