Oleksandr I. Zakusilo

Born on November 4, 1974, in the village of Bilylivka, Ruzhyn district, Zhytomyr region. He graduated from the general education school (now a gymnasium) in the village of Bilylivka, Ruzhyn district. On March 26, 2014, he was called up for partial mobilization to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 95th Separate Airborne Brigade of the High Mobility Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1910, city of Zhytomyr). From April 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On June 28, 2014, Sergeant Zakusilo was killed as a result of a mortar shelling by Russian-terrorist groups at checkpoint No. 8 of the Ukrainian military near the village of Seleznivka in the Sloviansk district of Donetsk region. Also, as a result of the shelling, Junior Sergeant Ordynskyi and Private Bodnar were killed. He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Bilylivka, Ruzhyn district. In May 2015, a memorial plaque was installed in the village of Bilylivka on the facade of the gymnasium building (Myru Street, 2), where Oleksandr Zakusilo studied. On October 6, 2015, a memorial sign was opened at the site where Sergeant Zakusilo was killed.