Overview
- Wife Galina Spivak announced Khomko’s death on Instagram, with confirmations also posted by his sister and former host Andrey Bednyakov.
- Relatives said he disappeared during a combat task in early October and later learned he was killed on October 2 while covering a group’s withdrawal.
- Ukrainian media previously reported he volunteered for the armed forces in March 2022, serving first in the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade and later in Special Operations Forces.
- The new reports were published on December 2 and rely on family statements and media accounts rather than an official military declaration.
- Russian state outlet RIA Novosti relayed the family and colleague posts that identified the former travel-show director as killed in the war zone.