{"id":32729,"date":"2026-10-10T17:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=32729"},"modified":"2026-10-10T17:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:02:08","slug":"smert-andriia-kurty-bratyslava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/smert-andriia-kurty-bratyslava\/","title":{"rendered":"The death of an 18-year-old Ukrainian student has been reported in Bratislava"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">It has been reported in Bratislava that Andriy Kurta, an 18-year-old Ukrainian student who went missing on 28 September after going for a walk by the Danube, has died. His family believe his death may have been the result of violence. The available reports from the Slovak law enforcement authorities do not contain any official conclusion regarding the cause of death, signs of violence or the legal classification of the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andriy Kurta went missing in Bratislava at the end of September.<\/li>\n<li>After more than a week of searching, news of his death emerged.<\/li>\n<li>The family suspects that the death may have been violent.<\/li>\n<li>The police have not disclosed the cause of death or how the incident is being classified.<\/li>\n<li>Kurt studied at Comenius University and was originally from Transcarpathia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The student\u2019s last known movements<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Andriy Kurta<\/strong> He went missing on Monday, 28 September. According to the Slovak search and rescue organisation Z\u00e1chrann\u00fd Syst\u00e9m Slovensko, he was last seen at around 18:20 on the Danube embankment in Bratislava.<\/p>\n<p>The Slovak police had previously reported that, at around 2.00 pm that day, the young man had been seen at his temporary address on Stare Grunty Street. His relatives said that whilst out for a walk, he recorded several videos, after which he stopped answering calls and messages.<\/p>\n<p>The student did not return to the \u00abMladost\u00bb hall of residence in the Mlynska Dolyna university district. His family contacted the police, who officially issued a missing person report.<\/p>\n<h2>The police, rescue services and volunteers were called in to help with the search<\/h2>\n<p>The search went on for over a week. News of the disappearance was reported by the Slovak media, civil society organisations and Ukrainian communities in Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers, dog handlers, specialist rescue teams and volunteers took part in the operation. They searched potential locations where the student might be, whilst the public were asked to provide any information regarding his movements.<\/p>\n<p>5 October, the state agency <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/fico-stattya-5-nato-slovachchyna-viyna\/\">TASR<\/a> Citing the police, it confirmed that the search was ongoing. Two days later, Bratislavak.sk published an appeal from the family, asking anyone who might know anything about the disappearance to come forward with information.<\/p>\n<h2>Law enforcement agencies are to determine the cause of death and the circumstances of the incident<\/h2>\n<p>News of Andriy Kurta\u2019s death emerged following a lengthy search. The student\u2019s family have stated that they believe his death may have been the result of violence.<\/p>\n<p>This version requires verification through an official investigation and a forensic medical examination. The available reports do not contain any conclusions from the Slovak law enforcement authorities regarding the cause of death or the presence of signs of violence.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, no details have been released regarding the legal classification of the incident or information about suspects or arrests. Establishing the circumstances of the death falls within the remit of the Slovak law enforcement authorities.<\/p>\n<h2>Kurt studied in Bratislava after moving from Transcarpathia<\/h2>\n<p>Andriy Kurta was originally from Transcarpathia and had recently moved to Slovakia to pursue higher education. He was studying at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Comenius University in Bratislava and lived in a student hall of residence.<\/p>\n<p>Friends, acquaintances and the Ukrainian community in Slovakia have been sharing appeals for help in the search for him. As of 10 October, no official findings regarding the cause of death or the circumstances of the incident had been released.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andriy Kurt, who went missing on 28 September near the Danube in Bratislava, has been found dead. 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