Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
A man holds color smoke during the farewell ceremony of David Chichkan, a Ukrainian serviceman and artist at Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.

Video. Kyiv ceremony honours artist killed on the frontline

Updated:

Mourners gathered in Kyiv on Monday to bid farewell to Ukrainian artist and soldier Davyd Chychkan, who died after being wounded on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia.

The 39-year-old was injured while repelling a Russian infantry assault on 9 August and died the following day. His farewell ceremony in Independence Square saw mourners holding his paintings in tribute.

Chychkan was born in 1986 to artists Illia Chychkan and Tetiana Illiakhova. His grandfather was part of the “Exhibition of Thirteen” and his great-grandfather, Leonid Chychkan, was a professor at the Kyiv Art Institute, recognised for his portrayals of the Carpathians.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT