Artur V. Borysov

Born on October 8, 1986, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region. In 2004, he graduated from Kryvyi Rih Secondary School No. 27, and in 2009 — from the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management with a degree in "Commercial and Labor Law." He was a human rights defender, journalist, one of the founders of the Dnipropetrovsk regional organization "Civic Network OPORA," and an activist of the human rights association "Our Truth." In July 2015, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of operator-topographer of the 2nd howitzer self-propelled artillery division of the brigade artillery group of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. On February 25, 2016, he was buried in the cemetery of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region.