57-year-old Kharkiv region pediatrician Ihor Reveka died on 16 October 2026 in a Dnipro hospital 3 weeks after mobilization to the 1st Assault Regiment.
Timeline
- Ihor Reveka was a pediatrician who worked in Kharkiv and a former ambulance medic; he was originally from Zlatopil (formerly Pervomaiskyi), Lozova district, Kharkiv region.
- 25.09.2026 — mobilized and assigned to military unit A4848 (1st Separate Assault Regiment named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo). The TCC is not named in the sources.
- 27.09–02.10.2026 — stayed at the military unit's permanent deployment point.
- 05.10.2026 — complained of feeling unwell and was hospitalized.
- 16.10.2026 — died at the 4th City Clinical Hospital in Dnipro.
- 26.10.2026 — buried in Zlatopil.
Accounts
Relatives
The deceased's stepdaughter wrote on Threads that her stepfather, a pediatrician, had been mobilized to a grenadier position.
Military unit
On 26 October the 1st Separate Assault Regiment named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo stated on Threads that the cause of death was a malignant neoplasm of the sigmoid colon unrelated to military service. The regiment noted that the rifleman position was a technical assignment during basic combined-arms training (BZVP), after which he was scheduled to be assigned to a medical company, emphasizing that "every soldier is required to complete basic training."
Ground Forces
On 26 October the Ukrainian Ground Forces Command announced an investigation into the circumstances of his conscription (actions of the TCC and the military medical commission) and the actions of the military unit.
Sources
Media
- Suspilne Kharkiv — Kharkiv region doctor Ihor Reveka died less than a month after mobilization — 26.10.2026
- hromadske — Pediatrician from Kharkiv region died three weeks after mobilization. What does the military unit say? — 26.10.2026
- Espreso — Doctor Ihor Reveka died after mobilization: Ground Forces are checking the circumstances — 26.10.2026
- Suspilne Kharkiv — How the 1st Separate Assault Regiment named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo comments on the death of doctor Ihor Reveka — 27.10.2026