Ukraine's Forces eliminate son of former Belarusian presidential candidate who fought for Russia
Illustrative photo: the Belarusian harbored a deep hatred for Ukraine, which led him to sign a contract with Russia (Getty Images)
Ukrainian defenders have eliminated Ivan Us, the son of a former Belarusian presidential candidate. He fought on the Russian side and went missing in the spring of 2025, according to a statement from the Joint Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The son of a Belarusian politician had been considered missing, but in October, his remains were found. Us harbored a deep hatred toward Ukraine, which led him to join the Russian army.
It is known that in mid-2010, Ivan Us administered a pro-Russian group called Antimaidan Minsk on the VKontakte social network. That same year, his father ran in the Belarusian presidential election, receiving only 0.4% of the vote.
In January of this year, the Belarusian signed a contract with the Russian forces and went to fight in Ukraine, but went missing just two months later. In October, Us was identified among the bodies handed over to the aggressor state.
Situation on the frontline
The General Staff reported that the Pokrovsk direction remains the hottest area of the frontline. Over the past day, Ukrainian forces repelled 58 assaults by Russian troops in nearly 20 settlements.
A Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group recently managed to infiltrate the center of Pokrovsk, where they killed several civilians. Ukrainian defenders detected the Russian soldiers and eliminated them inside the railway station building. In recent days, Ukrainian defenders have neutralized 14 Russian military who managed to enter Pokrovsk.
RBC-Ukraine previously reported that on Monday, October 20, Russian forces launched simultaneous attacks from four directions in southern Ukraine. The Russian troops began active assault operations involving large numbers of infantry and armored vehicles.
