30-year-old defender Nataliia Arhat killed in drone strike in Donetsk region

A loss for the Haisyn community

The Haisyn City Council announced the death of a local resident, 30-year-old Nataliia Arhat. The servicewoman died on 1 November 2026.

Circumstances of death

According to data published on 3 November, the defender’s life was taken as a result of a strike by an enemy drone. The incident occurred near the settlement of Kamianka in Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region.

Nataliia Arhat was conscripted during the first weeks of the full-scale invasion. She held the position of deputy company commander for psychological support of the personnel of a drone aviation complex company in the drone systems battalion of military unit A4995.

A tragic loss for the family

Nataliia was born on 30 April 1996. Less than a year before her death, her husband — the father of their children — was killed on the front line.

Two young children, a daughter and a son, are now left without a mother. Fellow residents expressed their condolences to the relatives of the fallen defender.