Vladislav Yurchenko – Anarchist and Internationalist of Our Time. In Memory of a Hero

For our English speaking friends: this is a translation of an article dedicated to the martyr Vladislav Yurchenko, commemorating the anniversary of his death. The translation was done by our friends, and we thank them for this solidarity effort!

Martyrs do not die! Şehîd namirin!

Today marks exactly one year since our comrade, anarchist and internationalist Vladislav Yurchenko ("Pirate"), heroically died in battle on the Kinburn Spit in the Mykolaiv region. On the night of August 9, fighters from the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, including the "Siberian Battalion," in which Vladislav fought, landed on the Kinburn Spit. "Pirate" was wounded in a gunfight with Russian paratroopers, and later, during the evacuation, the boat carrying our comrade was hit by an anti-tank guided missile system. Besides Vladislav, six other fighters from the "Siberian Battalion" died on the Kinburn Spit — the overwhelming majority of the Siberian battalion members who participated in the landing.

Vladislav was 22 years old when he was killed. He arrived in Ukraine through the "Siberian Battalion" in February 2024. By May, he was already participating in the defense of the Kharkiv region. On August 9, he became a martyr on the Kinburn Spit. A short but heroic combat path. Alongside combat operations and exhausting training, he also engaged in ideological discussions with comrades, studying revolutionary theory and the experience of the Kurdish Revolutionary Movement, and planned organizational work. The young hero Vladislav Yurchenko, who came to Ukraine to oppose Russian fascism and colonialism, as well as to organize with comrades into a united force, is a testament to the relevance and correctness of the revolutionary line of the Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists, which we have followed since the beginning of the full-scale war.

https://telegra.ph/Vladislav-Yurchenko--Anarchist-and-Internationalist-10-10