On the eve of the fallen Da Vinci's birthday, his younger brother died.

Tragedy in the Da Vinci military family

On October 31, Ivan, the younger brother of military officer Dmytro Kotsiubailo, passed away. The tragedy occurred on the eve of the birthday of the fallen last year Da Vinci. This was reported by the Burshtyn City Council.

«Once again, a terrible tragedy has befallen the family of our defender, Hero of Ukraine, Dmytro Kotsiubailo… On the eve of his birthday, his younger brother Ivan passed away… Burshtyn City Council extends sincere condolences to the family and friends. Eternal memory», – reported by the Burshtyn City Council.

The cause of death of Da Vinci's younger brother was not disclosed.

Let us recall that today, November 1, military officer Dmytro Kotsiubailo, with the call sign Da Vinci, would have turned 29 years old. The military perished on March 7, 2023, in battles near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. A mortar shell exploded near him, and one of the fragments hit his neck.

Additionally, Ukrainian photojournalists Vladyslava and Kostiantyn Liberovy possess photographs of the last moments of the life of Hero of Ukraine, the commander of the «Da Vinci's Wolves» battalion, Dmytro Kotsiubailo, known as Da Vinci. This was reported by photojournalist Yefrem Lukatsky in an interview with «Glavkom».

It became known that the younger sister of Dmytro Kotsiubailo, known as Da Vinci, Oleksandra, signed a contract with the 1st separate assault battalion named after her brother.