Maksym S. Levkivskyi (Leo)

Senior Soldier Maksym Levkivskyi (call sign Leo) was killed on October 1, 2023, in the area of Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region. During a combat mission, he suffered fatal injuries as a result of mortar and artillery shelling. The defender was 27 years old. Maksym was born in the village of Velyka Motovilivka, Kyiv region. In 2015, he graduated from the Kyiv Higher Vocational School of Railway Transport named after V.S. Kudriashov, obtaining the profession of a rolling stock repair mechanic. At the age of 18, he went to defend his native land in the ATO zone. In the army, he received the qualification of a 3rd class BMP mechanic-driver. After a few years, he returned to peaceful life and worked in the furniture company "Viiar". Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Maksym has again taken up the defense of Ukraine. He was the commander of the reconnaissance platoon, the commander of the reconnaissance platoon vehicle of the Separate Presidential Brigade named after Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. During his service, the soldier was awarded the distinctions "For Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation", "For Life - to Death", "For Exemplary Military Service" of the III degree, "For Exemplary Service", "For Exemplary Service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine", "War Veteran", "Participant of the ATO", and the breast badge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Golden Cross". "My husband is my Hero. He was a true patriot and put all the meaning into this term. He was a real man, with whom nothing is scary, and a real father - an example for his children: Eva and Mariyka. He was faithful to his Motherland to the last and infinitely loved his family, so he fought for the freedom and liberty of our state for our future. He, like all of us, had dreams and made plans for the future, but they remained there, on the battlefield, with his last breath. Heroes truly do not die, they live in our hearts," shared the wife of the fallen Tetiana. The warrior was buried in his native village. Maksym is survived by his parents, brothers, beloved wife, and two daughters.