Mark S. Selyvanov (Mark)

21-year-old soldier Mark Selivanov was killed in action on June 16, 2022, in the Izyum district of Kharkiv region. The car he was in while performing a combat mission exploded due to a mine. Mark was born in Lysychansk, Luhansk region. He graduated from Lysychansk Lyceum No. 17. In 2018, he entered the Ivano-Frankivsk University of Oil and Gas, which he did not have time to finish. He was passionate about photography, was a stalker of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. In the early days of the full-scale Russian invasion, the guy volunteered to defend his native country. He joined the 49th Separate Rifle Battalion "Carpathian Sich". He took the position of a shooter and went to war. "Sunny, with childish eyes and always sincere to the whole world. Very young, but such a warrior. We were together since early childhood. It turns out that we were together until your death. How similar we were… Such a rebel, just like me. I loved the army and Ukraine just as much," wrote his friend Anna Anopchenko about her friend and warrior. "Companionable and cheerful, at the same time responsible. He sought to do more for his country, constantly helped everyone, was eager to go to the forefront. He always had enough enthusiasm for 10 people. Initiative. Just a good person, a loyal friend, a responsible instructor and guide. He always helped those who asked for help, had many friends, loved to travel, wanted to travel even more. He planned trips to our beloved city of Pripyat and the mountains," wrote his friends-stalkers. The young warrior was buried in Kharkiv. Mark's parents are left behind.