Bohdan Seniuk

Bohdan Olehovych Seniuk (Ukrainian: Богдан Олегович Сенюк; 15 March 2001 — 7 August 2023) was a Ukrainian scout, serviceman, soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Bohdan Seniuk
Native name
Богдан Сенюк
Birth nameBohdan Olehovych Seniuk
Nickname(s)Bahdad (Багдад)[1]
Born(2001-03-15)15 March 2001
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Died7 August 2023(2023-08-07) (aged 22)
Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
AllegianceUkraine
Service/branchArmed Forces of Ukraine
RankSoldier
Battles/warsRusso-Ukrainian War
AwardsHonorary Citizen of Ternopil

Biography

Bohdan Seniuk was born on 15 March 2001 in Ivano-Frankivsk.[1][2]

Later he moved to Ternopil with his family.[1]

Seniuk graduated from the History Department of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. He defended his thesis in Sievierodonetsk.[1]

From 2012 he was a member of Plast, and a member of the Tampliierys group of the 13th Oleksa Dovbush Kuren in Ternopil. He was a participant in actions and trips, including "Stezhkamy Heroiv" and "Den Plastyna".[1] Additionally he was a member of the public organisation "Tradytsiia and Poriadok".[1]

At the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was at the front. He served as a machine gunner in the Revansh tactical group, with which he participated in the battles for Kyiv, Bakhmut, Sievierodonetsk, and Kherson. He had a mild concussion.[1]

In October 2022, he was transferred to another special unit.[1]

Bohdan Seniuk died on 7 August 2023 during a combat mission on the left bank of the Dnipro River (Kherson Oblast). He was 22.[1] Seniuk was buried on 21 August, at the Pantheon of Heroes of the Mykulynetskyi Cemetery in Ternopil.[3]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Під час операції на лівому березі Дніпра загинув 22-річний Богдан Сенюк — пластун і спецпризначенець". Новинарня. 15 August 2023.
  2. "Під час виконання бойового завдання загинув 22-річний воїн-пластун Богдан Сенюк". Тернополяни. 15 August 2023.
  3. Ярослава Світла (21 August 2023). "Юного захисника Богдана Сенюка ховають у Тернополі". Телеканал ІНТБ.
  4. "13 військовослужбовцям присвоєно звання «Почесний громадянин міста Тернополя» посмертно". Тернопільська міська рада. 21 August 2023.
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