Bohdan A. Kvitko (Pion)

28-year-old soldier Bohdan Kvitko (call sign Pion) died on November 18, 2023 while performing a combat mission near the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. He sustained fatal injuries as a result of enemy mortar shelling. Bohdan was born in the village of Terniv, Donetsk region. In childhood, he moved with his family to the Luhansk region. He studied at school No. 4 in Kreminna. He then entered the Kharkiv Institute of Personnel Management and remained there to live. He worked as a barista in cafes. In 2021, he enrolled in the 2nd year of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, as he dreamed of becoming a lawyer. On February 24, 2022, the man, together with like-minded people, engaged in volunteer activities in Kharkiv. Later, he joined the ranks of the airborne assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 77th separate airmobile brigade. He held the position of a sniper-rifleman. "Bohdan bravely fulfilled his duty as a citizen of Ukraine. He was a great patriot and always said: 'Who, if not me, will defend?!', 'I will return to Kreminna before you.' He loved life, so he gave it for the sake of his relatives, loved ones, and friends," his mother said. The paratrooper was buried in the Alley of Glory of cemetery No. 18 in Kharkiv. Bohdan is survived by his mother Tetiana Volodymyrivna, brother Dmytro, and wife Antonina.