"YANCHIK"

He was born in Kyiv. Before the war, he practiced kickboxing and worked with youth. He volunteered to join the ranks of SSO AZOV. He took part in the battles for Kyiv and Kyiv region (Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, Moshchun). He participated in efforts to break through to Mariupol. He motivated and trained young people aged 17–19 to defend Kyiv and to deploy on combat missions, including attempts to reach Mariupol, operating from the enemy’s rear. He played a significant role in fighting in Zaporizhzhia region against Pskov airborne troops—the same forces that had carried out an airborne assault in Kyiv region. In Bakhmut, he commanded a squad and carried out combat missions against Wagner PMC, where he was wounded. After being wounded, he returned to duty in Bakhmut and distinguished himself by saving approximately 40 fighters from his unit and neighboring units. He carried out coordination and leadership work while remaining on combat positions in the city. After that, he became the chief sergeant of one of the companies of the 3rd Assault Brigade, 1st Mechanized Battalion. While serving as chief sergeant and carrying out a combat mission in Luhansk region, he was killed heroically in a small-arms engagement.