Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan Khomenko is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![Russian Military Rail Line in Zaporizhzhia Blown Up—Twice—in Partisan Sabotage Campaign]( "Russian Military Rail Line in Zaporizhzhia Blown Up—Twice—in Partisan Sabotage Campaign")
![Oil Tanker Damaged Near Libya Was Part of Russia’s Shadow Fleet, Says Ukrainian Intelligence]( "Oil Tanker Damaged Near Libya Was Part of Russia’s Shadow Fleet, Says Ukrainian Intelligence")
![Canada Transfers $1.7 Billion to Ukraine From Frozen Russian Asset Profits]( "Canada Transfers $1.7 Billion to Ukraine From Frozen Russian Asset Profits")
![Russia Launches Covert Mobilization Drive in Dagestan Amid Army Manpower Shortages]( "Russia Launches Covert Mobilization Drive in Dagestan Amid Army Manpower Shortages")
![Germany Pushes EU to Find More Air Defenses for Ukraine]( "Germany Pushes EU to Find More Air Defenses for Ukraine")
![In Memory of Two Ukrainian Boys Who Defied Occupation—and Paid the Ultimate Price]( "In Memory of Two Ukrainian Boys Who Defied Occupation—and Paid the Ultimate Price")
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They weren’t fighters—just schoolboys, until the war turned them into something else. Under Russian occupation in Berdyansk, Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov chose one final act of resistance. It cost them their lives. Two years on, their story stands as a stark symbol of youth defiance—and of how war leaves no one untouched.
