Ivan V. Krolevskyi (Rodzher)

Senior soldier Ivan Krolevskyy (call sign Roger) was killed on October 22, 2023 near the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region. While carrying out a combat mission, he was blown up by an enemy mine. On December 4, the soldier would have turned 25 years old. Ivan was born in the village of Lipyny, Khmilnytskyi region. He lived in the Donetsk region since childhood. In 2014, he graduated from Biletska Secondary School No. 10. In 2018, he obtained a complete general education at the Biletskyi Vocational Lyceum. He loved to fish and read books on psychology. In 2019, the man signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and went to the area of the Joint Forces Operation to defend the Motherland from the enemy. During the full-scale war, Ivan fought in the ranks of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians. He held the position of senior mechanic-driver. During his military service, Ivan Krolevskyy was repeatedly awarded, in particular, the President of Ukraine's award "For the Defense of Ukraine", the medals "For Courage" and "Participant of the Joint Forces Operation", and posthumously - the Order of Courage of the III degree. "Ivan was an incredibly sincere person, a master of his craft, he never refused work, no matter how difficult or dangerous it was. That's why I often scolded him, because I'm also a military and understood the risks. He loved his family very much and had many plans for the future, which, unfortunately, did not come true," his wife said. The hero was buried in the central cemetery in the town of Rodynske, Donetsk region, where he lived with his family. At home, Ivan was awaited by his wife Anastasia and son Mykyta, who was 2 years old at the time of his father's death.