Ukraine mourns 'collector of souls' Oleksiy Yukov, killed recovering war dead

Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5600x3733+0+0/resize/5600x3733!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F27%2F1d%2F3f4898934fcc99f53c6f867c88d6%2Fgettyimages-2288793372.jpg' alt='Ukrainian military members carry the coffin of Oleksiy Yukov, head of the Ukrainian Platsdarm search unit, during his funeral at the St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv on Saturday.'/><p>Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.</p><p>(Image credit: Roman Pilipey)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5925887' />