Anton I. Tsedik (Enei)

Born on July 31, 1987, in Poltava. In 2000, he graduated from the 7th grade of Poltava Gymnasium No. 17, in 2004 — from Poltava City Multidisciplinary Lyceum No. 1 named after I. P. Kotliarevskyi, in 2008 — from the Faculty of International Economics and Management of Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman (part-time), in 2010 — from the Faculty of History of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (part-time). From October 2005 to September 2006, he worked as an assistant to the owner of the online store "Сam.in.ua" in Kyiv. From April 2007 to April 2008, he served in the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. He held the position of commander of the reconnaissance platoon in the 14th Special Purpose Brigade "Bars." From December 2009 to October 2010, he worked as a sales manager for legal services at the law firm "Romanov and Partners" in Moscow (Russia); from October 2010 to September 2011 — manager of a store in the family business (Poltava); in September — December 2011 — guide in the "Kyiv Rus" park near the village of Kopychiv in the Obukhiv district of Kyiv region; from December 2011 to September 2012 — manager of stores in the family business (Poltava); from September 2012 to May 2013 — stockbroker at "Pro Trading Consulting" in Kyiv. Since 2012, he was a member of the All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda." In the winter of 2013–2014, he was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity. Initially, he guarded the "October" Palace in Kyiv, where one of the resistance headquarters was located. When the revolutionary events spread to Poltava, Anton Tsedik went there. He stood guard at the barricades near the Poltava Regional Council and was part of the assault group of protesters. After some time, he returned to Kyiv. From February 18 to 21, 2014, he participated in the fiercest confrontations between law enforcement and protesters. After the confrontations on Maidan, he was the commander of one of the floors of the Kyiv City Council for some time. After the annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the war in Eastern Ukraine, he decided to join a volunteer battalion. From May to June 2014, he served in the special police battalion "Dnipro-1" of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region. On June 19, 2014, he joined the 2nd Special Purpose Battalion (reserve battalion) "Donbas" of the National Guard of Ukraine, where he held the position of shooter-paramedic of the 1st platoon of the 2nd special purpose company. He underwent military training at the training center in the village of Novi Petrivtsi, Vyshhorod district, Kyiv region. From July 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. He was involved in the liberation of settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including the cities of Artemivsk (now Bakhmut), Lysychansk, Popasna, and Kurakhove. In August 2014, he participated in the battles for the city of Ilovaisk in Donetsk region. On September 8, 2014, he was buried in the Alley of Heroes at the Central Cemetery in Poltava.