Tributes poured in for Volodymyr Vakulenko after Ukrainian officials confirmed that Russian troops killed the popular children's book author earlier this year.
He was first reported missing in a village near Izium in March. The Ukrainian Office of the Prosecutor General said in April it believes he was kidnapped by Russian forces, the officeIn this image, apartment blocks in Izium, where award-winning children’s book author Volodymyr Vakulenko's body was found, are seen on October 24.
Ukrainian officials and media confirmed that Vakulenko was killed by Russian troops earlier in the invasion. His body was left outside for more than a month and was discovered when Ukraine retook the city in September.When Ukrainian troops retook control of Izium in September, they discovered a mass burial site where local authorities discovered hundreds of bodies—including one who shared a similar arm tattoo to Vakulenko, Suspilne reported. His identity has since been confirmed by a DNA test.
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