Roman V. Bashniak

Born on April 14, 1972, in the village of Novofastiv, Pograbishchensky District, Vinnytsia Region. In 1989, he graduated from Novofastiv Secondary School. From 1989, he served in the Armed Forces of the USSR / Ukraine. In 1993, he graduated from the Kazan Higher Tank Command School. From 1993, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held various positions in the military unit in Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Region, and later was the deputy chief of staff of the battalion of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In 2005, due to the reduction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he was discharged to the reserve. He lived in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Region, where he worked in various jobs. On July 31, 2014, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Until December 2014, he served at checkpoints in Kherson Region on the administrative border with the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, occupied by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In the winter of 2014-2015, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. He was involved in the battles near the city of Volnovakha, Donetsk Region, and the battles for the Donetsk International Airport. On January 26, 2015, he was redeployed as part of a tank group near the city of Debaltseve, Donetsk Region. He was mistakenly buried on March 6, 2015, in the city of Tyachiv, Zakarpattia Region. On July 23, 2015, he was reburied in the cemetery of the village of Novofastiv, Pograbishchensky District, Vinnytsia Region.