Mykola M. Kucher

Born on March 9, 1991, in the village of Budo-Ryzhany, Volodarsko-Volynskyi (now - Khoroshivskyi) district of Zhytomyr region. In 2008, he graduated from the general education school in the village of Budo-Ryzhany, Volodarsko-Volynskyi district, then from the Zhytomyr Professional and Technical Lyceum with a specialty in "Gas Electric Welder." From April 29, 2009, to April 15, 2010, he served in the military as a mechanic-driver in the 12th Engineer Regiment of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A3814, city of Novograd-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr region). On August 28, 2014, he was called up for partial mobilization into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From August 28 to September 22, 2014, he served in the 184th Training Center of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A2615, village of Starychi, Yavoriv district, Lviv region). Since September 22, 2014, he has been a senior mechanic-driver in the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the High Mobility Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1126, urban-type settlement of Hvardiyiske, Novomoskovsk district, Dnipropetrovsk region). Since January 2015, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On January 22, 2015, Senior Soldier Kuchera was killed as a result of artillery shelling by Russian-terrorist groups on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the area of the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk region. On January 31, 2015, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Budo-Ryzhany, Volodarsko-Volynskyi district.