A Telegram post reported that 40-year-old Yaroslav Vetrov, known by the callsign "Artist," was killed on October 8, 2025, in the village of Tykhe, Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv region. The soldier sustained explosive trauma from an enemy FPV drone strike.

Vetrov was born on May 4, 1985, in the village of Smoline, Kirovohrad region. He later moved with his parents to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, living in Zhovti Vody. He graduated from the Dnipro College of Theater and Art, becoming a painter and art teacher, and had personal exhibitions in Dnipro museums. During the full-scale war, he served in the 11th Border Guard Detachment of the State Border Guard Service as a second-category inspector and automatic grenade launcher gunner. He was posthumously awarded the badge "For Courage in Protecting the State Border." He is survived by his mother, sister, wife, and two sons.