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"DONETSK, Ukraine \u2013 A close ally of Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the husband of prominent journalist-turned-activist Tetyana Chornovol, was killed in action in the country\u2019s conflict-torn east on Sunday. Mykola Berezovy, 37, was fighting with the \u201CAzov\u201D battalion, a group of volunteer fighters under the control of the Interior Ministry, against Russian-backed rebels in the town of Ilovaisk some 30 miles southeast of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk when he was fatally wounded by a sniper\u2019s bullet, said Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to Interior Minister Arsen Avakov. \nSee also: 'The Next Stalingrad' Awaits in Ukraine\nSince 2002, Berezovy had been married to Chornovol, a former investigative journalist who investigated corruption and exposed the lavish lifestyles of Ukraine\u2019s elite, including Viktor Yanukovych, the former president ousted by anti-government protests known as the Euromaidan Revolution in February.\n\nMykola Berezovy, journo Tetyana Chornovol's husband, killed near Ilovaysk, Donetsk region - pic via Andriy Shcherbyna pic.twitter.com/1qzB9OxZ3Z\n\u2014 Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) August 10, 2014\n\nA hero of that revolution, Chornovol is famous for climbing the walls of the ex-president\u2019s luxurious estate outside Kiev, called Mezhyhirya, and posting photographs of it online. In December, Chornovol was the victim of a brutal attack that left her with a concussion, a broken nose and tissue damage to her face that required reconstructive surgery. The beating and the bloody photos of her gave further fuel to the Euromaidan movement that weeks later led to the ouster of Yanukovych.  Journalists who first entered Mezhyhirya after Yanukovych fled found evidence \u2013- including photographs of Chronovol\u2019s car and license plate, as well as a diary kept by a Yanukovych security guard that outlines her daily movements \u2013- they believe show he was behind the attack.\nOnly a few days ago, one of the men suspected of beating her was reportedly granted asylum in Russia.  Under the new government, Chornovol was appointed to lead Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption task force. In June, her husband joined the Azov battalion to fight Russian-backed separatists who have controlled much of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk for four months. It was in a battle near the regional capital Donetsk on Sunday morning that he was killed. \u201CHe was a platoon commander, our platoon was following an armored personnel carrier and was targeted by snipers from the both sides,\" said Mykola Lyahovych, a fellow Azov fighter and eyewitness, according to local news site Ukrainska Pravda. \"Those were Russian recruits \u2013- professionals.\u201D According to Lyahovych, the rebel sniper first wounded another fighter known by the nom de guerre \u201CFirefly.\u201D When Berezovy, called \u201CFalcon\u201D by his comrades, ran to his aid, he was shot in the leg near the groin. The bullet appeared to hit a main artery. \u201CA tourniquet couldn\u2019t stop the bleeding,\u201D Lyahovych said. Berezovy, the former head of Klitschko\u2019s Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) party in in what is now rebel-occupied Horlivka, Donetsk region, bled out while waiting for a medical assistance to arrive at the scene. Gerashchenko said that upon news of Berezovy\u2019s death, Avakov ordered for the slain fighter to be posthumously awarded with a medal for his bravery. Around 400 government troops have died in Ukraine\u2019s \u201Canti-terrorist operation\u201D against separatist fighters since its onslaught in mid-April. In recent days, the military has reclaimed 75% of the territory they once controlled, and encircled Donetsk, setting the stage for what could be a bloody urban confrontation. Rebels this week told Mashable that they were willing to die in their defense of the city, saying it will be \u201Cthe next Stalingrad,\u201D in reference to the brutal World War II battle. As news of Berezovy's death spread, friends of Chornovol and her husband shared messages of sympathy on her Facebook Timeline. \n\"Tanya accept my sincere condolences, hang in there. We must endure and fight! Glory to the heroes!\" wrote Viktor Lohachov.\n\nPost by Ser Mat.\nAnother shared a montage of photographs of Berezovy with the words: \"Heroes never die! Forever young, hero Mykola. R.I.P.\" \nBesides Chornovol, Berezovy is survived by two children.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=116628718381794&amp;xfbml=1&amp;status=1&amp;cookie=1\",\"facebook_jssdk\");_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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