Nikita O. Skitchenko (Skif)

Born on May 8, 2000, in the village of Velikotsk, Milove District, Luhansk Region. Graduated from the general education school of the urban-type settlement of Milove, Milove District, Luhansk Region. Served under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Served as a cadet at the 199th Training Center of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A2900, Zhytomyr). Then - a sniper in the reconnaissance company of the 25th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1126, urban-type settlement of Hvardiyiske, Novomoskovsk District, Dnipropetrovsk Region). Participated in the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine. On July 21, 2019, soldier Skitchenko was killed as a result of an explosion from an explosive device set by a reconnaissance and sabotage group of Russian-terrorist formations near the city of Shchastia, Novoaidar District, Luhansk Region. In an attempt to evacuate the wounded Nikita, soldier Rumyhin was killed. On July 24, 2019, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Velikotsk, Milove District, Luhansk Region.