Leonid I. Ordynskyi

Born on August 3, 1973, in the city of Bar, Vinnytsia region. Graduated from the secondary school in the village of Balky, Bar district, Vinnytsia region, then from the vocational technical school No. 8 in the city of Bar. Served in the mandatory military service. Worked as an electrician at the communal enterprise "Bar Housing Management" in the city of Bar, Vinnytsia region. On March 27, 2014, he was called up for partial mobilization to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Served in the 95th Separate Airborne Brigade of the High Mobility Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1910, city of Zhytomyr). Since April 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On June 28, 2014, Junior Sergeant Ordynskyi was killed by shrapnel wounds received as a result of a mortar shelling by Russian-terrorist groups at checkpoint No. 8 of the Ukrainian military in the area of the village of Seleznivka, Sloviansk district, Donetsk region. Also, as a result of the shelling, Sergeant Zakusilo and Private Bodnar were killed. On July 2, 2014, he was buried in the Catholic cemetery of the city of Bar, Vinnytsia region. On November 13, 2014, in the village of Balky, Bar district, a memorial plaque was unveiled on the facade of the educational complex "preschool educational institution - general education school" (30 Hidnosti Street), where Leonid Ordynskyi studied. By the decision of the 34th session of the Balky village council, Lenin Street in the village of Balky, Bar district, Vinnytsia region, was renamed Leonid Ordynskyi Street.