Andrii Cherednichenko - Skelia, January-14.02.2026

Date 28.01.2026

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Andrii Cherednichenko - Skelia, January-14.02.2026

Timeline

  • 28.01.2026 - Andrii Cherednichenko's wife, Yelyzaveta, learned by phone that he had been mobilized.
  • After arriving at the Skelia regiment, he became ill almost immediately. According to his wife, on 07.02.2026 Andrii said he had pneumonia and could barely stand.
  • Contact with him then stopped. The family tried to find him and deliver a phone, but only learned that he was in a mobile hospital.
  • 14.02.2026 - Andrii Cherednichenko died in an ambulance.
  • His wife learned of his death only in late February.

Investigation and positions

His wife was waiting for a repeat forensic examination. The couple had three children.

Skelia said an internal review of basic training conditions found no violations by medical staff.

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