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Advisor to strategic industries minister, soldier Yaroslav Oliinyk killed in car crash

by Kateryna Denisova September 9, 2024 10:27 AM 1 min read
Advisor to Ukraine's strategic industries minister and soldier Yaroslav Oliinyk. (Strategic Industries Minister)
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Advisor to Ukraine's strategic industries minister and soldier Yaroslav Oliinyk with the call-sign "Loki" was killed in a car accident, presidential advisor Alexander Kamyshin said on Sept. 8.

Oliinyk's wife, Nina, was also killed in a car crash.

Oliinyk, 28, joined the ministry, then headed by Kamyshin, in November 2023 and was in charge of the cooperation with drone manufacturers.

For a while, Oliinyk was also a consultant on the use of drones for the Ukrainian Come Back Alive foundation.

After Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Oliinyk joined Ukraine's Armed Forces and served as a drone operator. He participated in battles in Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts, as well as in the Kharkiv offensive in the fall of 2022.

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