The life of 57-year-old Ivan Kosse was taken by Russian shelling of Sloviansk on July 24, 2026. He was helping his neighbors clean up after a previous strike and put out a fire. At that moment, Russian troops launched a second round of shelling.
Ivan was born on January 3, 1969, in the Donetsk region. He trained as a tractor operator. For over 30 years, he worked as a mechanic at the Sloviansk Department of Gas Supply and Gasification of JSC “Donetskoblgaz.”
His colleagues describe him as a responsible, highly skilled, and reliable employee.
Ivan Kosse is remembered as a sincere and cheerful person. He was a loving son, a caring father to two daughters, and a beloved husband.
He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Uspenske in the Kirovohrad region, where his family had evacuated during the full-scale war.
At 9:00 a.m.—a nationwide minute of silence. The Donetsk Regional State Administration and the Memorial platform: those killed by Russia remember the residents of the Donetsk region killed by Russians.