Bogdan Logvinenko, journalist and founder of the popular media project " He noted that, despite having legal grounds for deferring military service for family reasons, he could no longer remain in civilian life. Logvinenko spoke in detail about his choice on his personal Facebook page..
Logvinenko shared that he had been preparing for military service for two years and asked the Ukrainian team in advance to find a replacement for him.
“Two years ago, “Ukraїner” had the idea to join the media service of the army as part of the team. Fortunately, this never came true. and since then, in various forms, all those liable for military service in the team have joined the Defense Forces, I am the last,” the journalist wrote.
He confirmed that he had already taken the oath of office and began basic general military training. His further service will be as a crew driver. Logvinenko called on Ukrainians “not to believe in the exhaustion of volunteer potential,” although he admitted that “we definitely need to work with it in a different way.”.
" ], despite the fact that I have legal grounds for a deferment for family reasons. But not being side by side with my people is emotionally more difficult than my strength not to be in the Defense Forces today, where there is a catastrophic shortage of people,” he explained his decision.
Bogdan Logvinenko is a famous public figure, journalist and TV presenter, born in Kyiv in 1988.
In 2005, he founded the online publication and Ukrainian-language blog community \? From 2007 to 2012, he worked as the manager of the popular rock band "
Logvinenko actively hitchhiked, in particular in Western Europe, the Urals and Siberia, describing his travels on a blog. Subsequently lived in the countries of Southeast Asia.
In 2016, he created the project "
Was awarded the Gongadze Prize in 2023.