Mykola M. Kolot

Born on May 1, 1977, in the village of Mykolaivka, Buryin District, Sumy Region. Graduated from a general education school and the Putivl Agricultural College in the city of Putivl, Sumy Region (since 2004 - Putivl College of Sumy National Agrarian University). Served mandatory military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In March 2014, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 9th rocket battery of the 3rd rocket artillery battalion of the 27th rocket artillery regiment of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (since 2015 - the 27th rocket artillery brigade - military unit A1476 - city of Sumy). Since the summer of 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On September 3, 2014, near the village of Pobeda in the Novoaidar District of Luhansk Region, the base camp of the 27th rocket artillery regiment was shelled from the territory of the Russian Federation with the "Smerch" multiple rocket launcher. As a result of the shelling, 15 servicemen were killed, including soldier Kolot. He is buried in the cemetery of the village of Mykolaivka, Buryin District, Sumy Region.