Taras Shpuk, a soldier and former employee of the Come Back Alive Charitable foundation also known by the call sign Cherep (“Skull”), has been killed in action. He also coached Ukrainian teams at the Invictus Games and Warrior Games.

Source: Come Back Alive on Facebook

Quote: “Our friend and former colleague Taras Shpuk gave his life while carrying out a combat mission with a special operations unit. He was 34 years old.”

Details: Shpuk was born and raised in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. He served for many years as a coach for Ukrainian teams at the Invictus Games and Warrior Games.

“In 2019, Shpuk and his deep faith in the community became a catalyst for systematic work with veterans at the [Come Back Alive] foundation. Thanks to Taras, our work developing adaptive sports continues to this day,” the foundation said.

More details: Shpuk took part in the Revolution of Dignity and first joined Ukraine’s defence forces in 2014. With the start of the full-scale war, he initially worked with the Come Back Alive Foundation managing communications with units and delivering supplies to the most dangerous fronts before joining one of the special operations units.

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