Nazar Daletskyi

Nazar Daletskyi is a Ukrainian soldier who volunteered to fight in the early stages of the war with Russia. He was presumed dead in September 2022. In 2023, his family was informed of his death and, based on a DNA match, were given remains which they believed to be his and buried in his home village in the Lviv region of western Ukraine. His mother, Nataliia, regularly visited his grave. Daletskyi is newsworthy because he recently contacted his family by phone, revealing that he is alive. This occurred after his family had already held a funeral and buried what they believed to be his body. The news highlights the potential for errors in identifying casualties during wartime and the emotional impact on families affected by the conflict in Ukraine. The circumstances surrounding his initial presumed death and subsequent reappearance remain unclear.