Borys Romanchenko
Survivor of Nazi concentration camps who was killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
About Borys Romanchenko
Lived 1926 – 2022 (aged 96). Borys Romanchenko was a Russian and Ukrainian public figure, known for Holocaust survivor.
Borys Tymofiyovych Romanchenko (; 20 January 1926 – 18 March 2022) was a Ukrainian public figure, activist and a survivor of several Nazi concentration camps: Buchenwald, Dora and Bergen-Belsen. He was killed by Russian airstrikes during the Battle of Kharkiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Biography Romanchenko was born on 20 January 1926 in Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR.
On 12 April 2015, he spoke at the site of the former Buchenwald concentration camp, citing from the Buchenwald Oath in Russian: ("Our ideal is building a new world of peace and freedom").
Death He was living in the Saltivka area of Kharkiv at the time of his death on 18 March 2022.
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Who was Borys Romanchenko?
Survivor of Nazi concentration camps who was killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
When was Borys Romanchenko born?
Borys Romanchenko was born on 20 January 1926 in Bondari.
When did Borys Romanchenko die?
Borys Romanchenko died on 18 March 2022 in Kharkiv.
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Borys Romanchenko was a public figure.
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Borys Romanchenko was known for Holocaust survivor.
What nationality was Borys Romanchenko?
Borys Romanchenko was Russian and Ukrainian.
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