Volodymyr Vakulenko ( uk, Володимир Володимирович Вакуленко, ''Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Vakulenko''; 1 July 1972 – 2022) was a Ukrainian
poet,
children's writer
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, who was also involved in volunteer work and activism.
He was killed during the
Russian occupation of the Kharkiv area in Ukraine in 2022. He was a recipient of the
Oles Ulianenko International Literary Award and laureate of the Competition.
Vakulenko was abducted by Russian invaders near
Izium before being killed during the temporary occupation of
Kharkiv Oblast. This is reported by PEN Ukraine, quoting Vakulenko's ex-wife, Iryna Novytska, who wrote that "Vakulenko's parents were informed that, following the results of the DNA expertise, it was their son's body in the grave №319".
Vakulenko is survived by his 14-year-old son Vitalii and his parents.
On 22 May 2023 the
International Publishers Association posthumously awarded Vakulenko with the
Prix Voltaire Special Award 2023.
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1972 births
2022 deaths
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