The life of 60-year-old Hennadii Adamenko was taken by a Russian attack on April 25, 2025, in the village of Yarova, Kramatorsk district.
A Russian aerial bomb struck the house where he was staying.
Hennadii was born in Yarova. He graduated from a military academy, served as a pilot, and took part in the war in the former Yugoslavia. After retiring, he worked for some time as an engineer at a nursing home.
He lived with his family in Lyman. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, his wife and children evacuated to Poland, while Hennadii went to his parents’ home in Yarova. His older sister Tetiana lived nearby in the village.
On April 25, 2025, at 5:10 a.m., Russian occupiers dropped two aerial bombs on Yarova. One of them hit the Adamenko family home.
“My brother was spending the night in the house — it burned down completely. Our mother and father were in the summer kitchen. Our father received many shrapnel wounds. Ukrainian soldiers pulled him out immediately, but he was already dead. Our mother was wounded but survived,” Hennadii’s sister Tetiana recalled.
The deceased was buried on the third day in Yarova. His mother and sister later evacuated from the village.
“My brother was a wonderful person. He helped both our parents and me. I remember that while I was at work, he would light the stove at my place so that I could come home to a warm house. He helped in the garden. Everyone in the village respected and knew him. He loved nature, fishing, trips to the lakes. In short, he loved life,” his sister said.
Hennadii Adamenko is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and sister.
At 9:00 a.m. — a nationwide minute of silence.
The Donetsk Regional Military Administration and the platform Memorial: Killed by Russia honor the residents of Donetsk region killed by Russian forces.