"SHKALA"
15.07.1987 - 25.05.2022
Senior Sergeant of contract service, special forces soldier.
Since 2015, he participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation and the Joint Forces Operation in Eastern Ukraine. After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on February 24, 2022, he defended Kyiv. Subsequently, he carried out tasks on all sectors of the front.
During his service, he directly participated in combat missions to protect the sovereignty, territorial integrity of Ukraine, and counter the military aggression of the Russian Federation.
He died on May 25, 2022, near the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.
By Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 265/2022 of April 20, 2022, he was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky III degree "for personal courage and selfless actions shown in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath."
By Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 106/2023 of February 23, 2023, he was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the "Golden Star" (posthumously) "for personal courage and heroism shown in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath."
Glory to the Hero, Shkala is in formation!