Ihor M. Mykhailyshyn (Derek)

Vladyslav Volodymyrovych Litvinenko was born on March 25, 1994, in Mariupol, Donetsk region. Later, his family moved to Kyiv. In his childhood, he was engaged in Eastern martial arts, Thai boxing, swimming, and then chess. He was a participant in the Revolution of Dignity. In January 2015, he joined a volunteer battalion and fought in the village of Pisky, Donetsk region. He later joined the "Azov" regiment and participated in the Pavlopil-Shyrokyne offensive operation. He received a higher education in interior design. He completed evening drawing courses in Mariupol. He was concussed in battles. In recent years, he defended his homeland as part of a special forces reconnaissance group of the "Azov" regiment, holding the position of senior driver-radiotelegraphist of the special forces reconnaissance group of the "Azov" regiment. He died on March 23, 2022, during an enemy artillery attack on the positions of the defenders in Mariupol. Relatives could not bury the body of the fallen warrior for a long time, as it was impossible to transport it from Mariupol.