Mykola V. Baranovskyi (Adam)

Sergeant Mykola Baranovskyi (call sign Adam) was killed on the night of July 29, 2022, while being held captive by the occupiers, during a terrorist attack at Olenivka colony. The warrior was 27 years old forever. Mykola was born in Chernihiv. He graduated from a construction lyceum. Immediately after that, he went to serve in the army, and then signed a contract, because he understood that this was exactly what he wanted to do. He loved sports. He wanted to travel, see all of Ukraine and the whole world. Since 2020, the man has served in the ranks of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was a fighter of the separate special purpose unit "Azov". He commanded a platoon. He served in Mariupol, Donetsk region. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, together with his comrades, he defended the city and the Azovstal plant from Russian occupiers. He went through hellish battles and eventually fell into captivity. Together with other defenders, he was taken to the village of Olenivka in the Donetsk region, where he was placed in a colony. On the night of July 29, 2022, the enemy carried out a terrorist attack on the barracks where the Ukrainian warriors were being held. "We always considered him lucky, he had such energy... lucky. He was a very sunny person, first you saw his smile, and then him. Nobody ever heard complaints or whining from him, there is no more positive person. I don't know how to describe it, but you just look at Mykola, and he has crazy energy, it's impossible to be sad next to him, even if he doesn't say anything. He loved Ukraine very much, said that he would fight for it to the end. But, apparently, never thought that the end could be exactly like this. Even in captivity (his comrades who survived and were exchanged told) he was planning his future, telling how interesting and crazy his life would be, he didn't lose his spirit in that hell. On the last evening of his life, he was planning what he would do first when he returned...", said Vladyslav Kartshan, a relative of the deceased. On June 8, 2023, the hero was buried at the Yatsiv cemetery in his native Chernihiv. He left behind his mother, two older sisters, and brother, his girlfriend, other relatives, friends, and comrades.