A Telegram post reported that Ivan Moskalenko, who lived in Fedorivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, was killed on September 11, 2023, near Bakhmut. Moskalenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU) after the full-scale invasion began, serving initially in the 415th Separate Battalion and later as a grenadier in the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.

Moskalenko was posthumously awarded the Order For Courage, 3rd Class. His wife, Alyona, stated that he was a strong and brave person and often mentioned his grandfather, who fought in 1941.