21-year-old marine Oleksandr Berdnyk killed near Pavlopil. VIDEO

21-year-old marine Oleksandr Berdnyk was killed as his car hit a landmine near Pavlopil town in the Donetsk region.

Censor.NET reports citing Back&Alive volunteer organization.

"Yesterday, the car we presented to Ukrainian marines in December 2016 hit a landmine near Pavlopil town in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian marine Oleksandr Berdnyk was killed in the blast. He died a few days before his 22nd birthday," the message reads.

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