A Telegram channel reported that junior sergeant Vladyslav Natalshenko, also known by the call sign "Burunduk," was killed on October 24, 2024, near the village of Sverdlíkovo in Russia's Kursk Oblast. He was 55 years old.

Natalshenko was born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, and worked in bridge construction. He joined the defense of Ukraine after the full-scale invasion and served as a mortar crew commander in the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade. He was buried in Cherkasy on the Alley of Heroes. He is survived by his wife and son.