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Ukrainian Refugee Father Drowns in Ashdod Weeks After Son Killed in Gaza Attack

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First reported by Ynet · Jul 12, 2026

What happened

Vladimir Logvintchenko, a Ukrainian refugee in Israel, drowned in Ashdod shortly after his son and son-in-law were killed in the October 7 Hamas attack near Gaza. The family mourns two devastating losses within three years.

01Vladimir Logvintchenko drowned in Ashdod last Saturday at an unregulated beach.
02His son Vitaly and son-in-law Oleg were killed by Hamas militants on October 7 near Gaza.
03Vitaly was active in supporting the hearing-impaired community, inspired by his father's condition.
04The family fled Ukraine due to war, settling in Ashkelon in 2022 after initially arriving in Israel in 2019.
05Paramedics attempted resuscitation but declared Vladimir dead at the scene.
06The family is coping with two tragic losses in under three years.

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