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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Dan Peleschuk

'Losing our best': activists killed in war seen as blow to Ukraine's future

FILE PHOTO: Friends, family, fellow soldiers and others honor soldier Roman Ratushnyi, a well-known activist, during his burial service in Kyiv, Ukraine, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Investigative journalist Oleksandr Tsakhniv spent much of his professional life trying to uncover corruption in Ukraine's eastern hinterlands where he lived and worked.

He was killed in March, aged 37, fighting Russian forces near Bakhmut. Now, his employer says his death could have an impact on the local fight against graft - and on Ukraine's broader efforts to prepare for a future more closely aligned to Europe.

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