Bohdan Seniuk
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Bohdan Seniuk | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Богдан Сенюк |
| Birth name | Bohdan Olehovych Seniuk |
| Nickname(s) | Bahdad (Багдад)[1] |
| Born | 15 March 2001 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine |
| Died | 7 August 2023 (aged 22) Kherson Oblast, Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Service/ | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Rank | Soldier |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards | Honorary Citizen of Ternopil |
Bohdan Olehovych Seniuk (Ukrainian: Богдан Олегович Сенюк; 15 March 2001 — 7 August 2023) was a Ukrainian scout, serviceman, soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Biography[edit]
Bohdan Seniuk was born on 15 March 2001 in Ivano-Frankivsk.[1][2]
Later he moved to Ternopil with his family.[1]
Seniuk graduated from the History Department of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. He defended his thesis in Sievierodonetsk.[1]
From 2012 he was a member of Plast, and a member of the Tampliierys group of the 13th Oleksa Dovbush Kuren in Ternopil. He was a participant in actions and trips, including "Stezhkamy Heroiv" and "Den Plastyna".[1] Additionally he was a member of the public organisation "Tradytsiia and Poriadok".[1]
At the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was at the front. He served as a machine gunner in the Revansh tactical group, with which he participated in the battles for Kyiv, Bakhmut, Sievierodonetsk, and Kherson. He had a mild concussion.[1]
In October 2022, he was transferred to another special unit.[1]
Bohdan Seniuk died on 7 August 2023 during a combat mission on the left bank of the Dnipro River (Kherson Oblast). He was 22.[1] Seniuk was buried on 21 August, at the Pantheon of Heroes of the Mykulynetskyi Cemetery in Ternopil.[3]
Awards and honors[edit]
- Honorary Citizen of Ternopil (21 August 2023, posthumously)[4]
- Award of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (13 March 2023)[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Під час операції на лівому березі Дніпра загинув 22-річний Богдан Сенюк — пластун і спецпризначенець". Новинарня. 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Під час виконання бойового завдання загинув 22-річний воїн-пластун Богдан Сенюк". Тернополяни. 15 August 2023.
- ^ Ярослава Світла (21 August 2023). "Юного захисника Богдана Сенюка ховають у Тернополі". Телеканал ІНТБ.
- ^ "13 військовослужбовцям присвоєно звання «Почесний громадянин міста Тернополя» посмертно". Тернопільська міська рада. 21 August 2023.