Anatolii V. Mykosianchyk (Markiz)

Paratrooper Anatoliy Mykosyanchyk (call sign Marquis) was killed on August 13, 2023, near the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region. While carrying out a combat mission, he sustained fatal injuries as a result of enemy artillery shelling. The warrior was 38 years old. Anatoliy was born in the village of Velykyi Oleksyn, Rivne region. He received secondary education. He got married and moved with his family to the village of Bychal. For a long time, he worked abroad as an electric and gas welder. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing and traveling. When the full-scale war began, the man returned to his homeland and took up its defense. He joined the ranks of the 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of radio operator in the artillery platoon of the artillery battery of the artillery division. He fought in the Kherson, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia directions. "Always smiling, bright, friendly, a man of his word, trusting, direct and so dear. I thank God that I had the opportunity to feel like the happiest and most beloved wife. The best dad, son, friend, godfather, neighbor. Simply incomparable," said the wife of the fallen. The defender was buried in the village of Bychal in the Rivne region. At home, he was awaited by his mother Nadiya, wife Valentyna, and three sons: Oleksandr, Andriy, and Maksym. Posthumously, soldier Anatoliy Mykosyanchyk was awarded the Order of Courage of the III degree.