"MYKYTA"

Date and place of birth: 30 June 1993, Kovalivka village, Mykolaivskyi Raion, Mykolaivska Oblast. Date and place of death: 1 July 2024, the settlement of Krasnohorivka, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetska Oblast. He was born in Kovalivka village, Mykolaivskyi Raion, Mykolaivska Oblast, but at the age of two he moved to Vinnytska Oblast. Our hero began his service back in 2017 as part of the 131st Brigade. At the time of the full-scale invasion, he was working in the Czech Republic. However, he returned home immediately, and on 4 March he took up the defense of our state as part of the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk. He took part in intense battles for the liberation of Khersonshchyna and Donetchyna. During the full-scale invasion, he carried out more than 300 combat missions. In the summer and autumn of 2022, he participated in assaults on Liubomyrivka, Novohryhorivka, and Ternovi Pody. In May 2023, he served as the group leader during an assault in the settlement of Nevelske in Donetchyna, where his group managed to capture 22 enemy soldiers. He conducted mining operations in the enemy rear along their advance routes in the city of Krasnohorivka; as a result, enemy equipment was destroyed and occupiers were killed. He was killed on 1 July 2024 while carrying out a combat mission in the settlement of Krasnohorivka, Donetska Oblast, as a result of a mine-blast injury. For his service, he was awarded medals and an order: For participation in anti-terrorist operations For Bravery For Service to the State Medal “Defender of the Fatherland” Medal “For Wounds” Order “For Courage,” 3rd Class