Mykola P. Zabolotnyi

Born on January 28, 1972, in the village of Movchany, Zhmerinka district, Vinnytsia region, in a family of collective farmers. In 1988, he graduated from Movchany eight-year school, and in 1990 - from the special vocational technical school in the city of Bar, Vinnytsia region (now Bar Professional Construction Lyceum) with a specialty in "carpentry." From 1990 to 1993, he served his mandatory military service in the Soviet Navy / Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the Black Sea Fleet (city of Sevastopol). Demobilized with the rank of sergeant. He lived in the village of Movchany. He worked as a mechanic in the local collective farm, and after the collapse of the enterprise, he took on various jobs. On August 17, 2015, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit V0927, cities of Severodonetsk/Lysychansk, Luhansk region). From April 1, 2016, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. He was wounded. During his military service in the anti-terrorist operation zone, he fell ill with pneumonia. He was sent for treatment to the Kharkiv military hospital, where he died on September 3, 2016, due to heart and lung failure. On September 6, 2016, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Movchany, Zhmerinka district, Vinnytsia region.