“MALYI”

He was born into an ordinary, hardworking rural family in Ohiivka, Zhytomyr Oblast. A childhood in the village meant good upbringing, the ability to work, and an understanding of what justice is. He gained all of this during his early years. After finishing 9 grades at the village school, he entered the Bila Tserkva vocational school and chose the very demanding profession of a builder. After completing his studies came the army, and then he returned fully to his trade. Working for a construction company, he had a hand in many buildings that today save lives, give people hope, provide places to rest, or simply make everyday life possible. He built or finished hospitals, churches, schools, shopping and entertainment centers, and multi-story residential buildings that today form entire neighborhoods of cities. Hard work and proper upbringing allowed him to be a good friend to others and to have many friends himself, to be a good father to his children and the best grandfather to his grandchildren. All his life he worked hard to give his family everything they needed—and even more. With the start of the full-scale invasion, he immediately expressed the desire to defend his family, relatives, and country, but at that time it was not needed. A little later, after receiving a summons, he mobilized without hesitation. Then came basic general military training—new acquaintances, new friends. Given his age and circumstances, good people offered to transfer him to another brigade where, perhaps, it would have been easier. But he wanted to remain with his brothers-in-arms and support them to the end. For him, that mattered more than his own interests. He was killed while carrying out a combat mission to defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine in the Pokrovsk sector.