Colonel Yurii Yula, commander of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade named after Ataman Petro Kalnyshevskyi, was killed in a Russian missile attack on the city of Sumy on 13 April.

Source : Berdychiv City Council; Suspilne, a Ukrainian public broadcaster, with reference to Berdychiv District Military Administration; Ukrainska Pravda sources in the defence forces

Quote from Berdychiv City Council: "Ukrainians continue a difficult struggle that will determine the future of the state and civilised society. The bloody war with the occupiers is causing heavy losses to the nation. The best are being killed – those whose hearts beat in unison with their native land. The soldiers are resting in peace, but the memory of their courage and bravery will remain with us forever. The Ukrainian defenders have forever become part of the majestic spirit of a free people.

The Berdychiv hromada has received the painful news of the death of a Ukrainian defender, professional military colonel Yurii Yula, as a result of a missile attack by the enemy." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Details : According to Berdychiv District Military Administration, Yula sustained fatal injuries as a result of a Russian missile attack on the city of Sumy on 13 April.

Berdychiv City Council and the district administration expressed condolences to Yula’s family, friends and brothers-in-arms.

According to Ukrainska Pravda sources, Yuri Yula was a commander of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade named after Ataman Petro Kalnyshevskyi.

Currently, the official websites of Berdychiv City Council and Berdychiv District Military Administration have removed the information about Yula's death.

For reference : Yurii Yula was born on 18 August 1982 in the village of Volevachi in Chernihiv Oblast. He began his military career at the age of 14, when he entered Chernihiv Military Lyceum with enhanced physical training.

In 2005, he graduated from Sumy State University of Missile Forces and immediately joined the 26th Artillery Brigade. During his 11 years of service, he was promoted from platoon commander to chief of staff.

In 2014-2018, Yula led a division of the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade. After that, he returned to the 26th Brigade as deputy commander.

In 2023, he was appointed commander of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade.

Yurii Yula was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, II and III class, for his courage, professionalism and loyalty to the oath.

Background :

• Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that on 13 April the Russians launched two strikes within a two- and two-and-a-half-minute interval – at 10:15 and 10:17. The attack targeted the city centre and was reportedly carried out with an Iskander-M missile with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. The missile travels at a speed of over two kilometres per second.
• It was reported that 34 people had been killed in the Russian attack, including two children, aged 17 and 12. A total of 119 people were injured and around 40 were taken to hospital, including 11 in a critical condition.
• As a result of the Russian missile attack on Sumy on 13 April, 14 police officers were injured, and there were also fatalities and casualties among members of other services who were responding to the aftermath of the attack.

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