Dmytro O. Ponomarenko

In 1996, he obtained a secondary education at Chernihiv Secondary School I–III degrees No. 27 and continued his studies at Vocational Technical School No. 10 in Chernihiv, specializing in "Carpenter-woodcarver." From June 1999 to October 2002, he served in the 7th Special Purpose Regiment of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine "Bars" in Irpin (Kyiv region), where he acquired the profession of a dog handler. After serving in the army, he worked in the fire department of Slavutych (Kyiv region). In 2009, he graduated from the Chernihiv Institute of Information, Business, and Law with a degree in "Manager of Economic Security of Enterprises." From 2009 to 2015, he worked in security structures in Chernihiv. On October 8, 2015, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine for military service under contract.