Ivan V. Rudnitskyi

Born on February 7, 1995, in the city of Chudniv, Zhytomyr region. In 2012, he graduated from general education school No. 2 in Chudniv. From April 2013, he served under contract in the 13th separate airborne battalion of the 95th separate airborne brigade of the High Mobility Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1910, city of Zhytomyr). Since the spring of 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On February 10, 2015, soldier Rudnytsky was killed during a battle with Russian-terrorist groups near the village of Spartak in the Yasynuvata district of Donetsk region. Also in this battle, senior sergeant Porozinsky, sergeant Nazarchuk, soldier Ushchapyvsky, and soldier Sayenko were killed. On February 15, 2015, he was buried in the cemetery of Chudniv. In the city of Chudniv, a memorial plaque was installed on the facade of general education school No. 2 (I. Rudnytsky Street - hero of the ATO, 4), where Ivan Rudnytsky studied. By the decision of the Chudniv City Council, Zhovtneva Street and Zhovtnevyi Lane in Chudniv were renamed to Ivan Rudnytsky Street and Lane - hero of the ATO.