Before the service in Kyiv, Yukov was mourned and honored in his hometown of Sloviansk in Donetsk province. Yukov was known for his tireless efforts to bring closure to the families of those killed in the war. As a teenager, Yukov became interested in searching for the remains on WWII battlefields in Ukraine, according to Ukrainska Pravda. In an International Emmy-award winning documentary about Platsdarm's work, titled Ukraine's Frontline Sacrifice, Yukov said that he believes souls are reborn. "If the body is not yet buried, the body remains with the soul.