Oleksii M. Bilyk (KA-2)

Senior soldier Oleksiy Bylyk (call sign Ka2) was killed on November 8, 2022, while carrying out a combat mission in the area of the settlement of Kurdyumivka in Donetsk region. The warrior was 32 years old. Oleksiy was born in the village of Yosypivka in Vinnytsia region. He graduated from the local school. He served in the military on conscription. When he returned, he moved to the capital and got married. Since 2016, he served under contract in the ranks of the National Guard of Ukraine. At the time of the full-scale Russian invasion, Oleksiy was fighting against the occupiers as part of the 4th Operational Brigade named after Hero of Ukraine Sergeant Serhiy Mykhalchuk. He participated in battles for Rubizhne, Lysychansk, and Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk region, as well as in the liberation of Lyman in Donetsk region. In June 2022, he was awarded the Order of Courage of the III degree. "Everyone who knows him, friends and acquaintances, remembers him as a wonderful guy, a favorite of teachers, a loyal friend. His laughter and jokes, kindness and tenderness, and indomitable sense of patriotism will long live in the hearts of his fellow countrymen. Oleksiy is one of those people whose name deserves to be written with a capital letter," noted the community. The defender was buried in his native village in Vinnytsia region. Oleksiy is survived by his parents, wife, daughter, relatives, friends, and comrades.