Jewish Ukrainian soldier killed fighting Russian forces – Top rabbi announces last month’s death of Vladislav Shain, who wore a Star of David patch with ‘Ukraine’ written in Hebrew on his uniform | Timesofisrael

A Jewish Ukrainian soldier was killed last month fighting Russian forces, a spokesman for top Ukrainian rabbi Moshe Azman said Thursday.
Vladislav Shain, 21, was active in the Jewish community in Dnipro, according to Azman.
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine said Shain studied at law school and was an accomplished judoka, winning a number of local tournaments.