Yury Kosenko
1922–1944 (age 22)
Biography
Yury Kosenko was born in 1922 in Leningrad Oblast and lived through the siege and devastation that befell his region during World War II. He came of age during one of history's most harrowing periods, when his homeland faced invasion and occupation.
Kosenko died in 1944, giving his life in the final years of the war as Soviet forces pushed back the Nazi invaders. His sacrifice contributed to the ultimate liberation of his homeland and the defeat of Nazi Germany.