Ruslan O. Dul (Livsha)

Senior soldier Ruslan Dul (call sign Lefty) was killed on April 27, 2023 near the settlement of Kozacha Lopan in the Kharkiv region. During the performance of a combat mission, he suffered a fatal explosive injury as a result of detonating an enemy mine. Two more fighters were killed along with him. The defender remained forever 37 years old. Ruslan was born in the village of Krasne, Kharkiv region. He graduated from Vocational School No. 60 in the settlement of Kehychivka and obtained the profession of a repair mechanic, tractor operator-machinist, and driver. Later, he mastered the profession of a mechanical technician at the Krasnohrad Technical School of Mechanization of Agriculture named after F.Ya. Tymoshenko. He lived in the city of Krasnohrad. He was an entrepreneur, engaged in the manufacture of key duplicates and knife sharpening. With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the man, as a veteran of the ATO, took up arms again and stood up to defend his country. He served in the 113th separate brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was the driver of the rifle squad of the rifle platoon of the rifle company of the 121st separate battalion of the territorial defense. In 2022, he was awarded a certificate "For a significant personal contribution to ensuring the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state", and in 2023 he received the medal "For Bravery in Battle". Relatives and friends will always remember Ruslan as a person who will always come to help and never pass by someone else's trouble. He never sought benefit, but could give his last. He was sociable, had many friends, loved to joke, and had a great sense of humor. Ruslan was always honest and fair. He treated his parents with respect, loved his sister, wife and daughters very much. The warrior was buried in the Alley of Heroes of the cemetery in the city of Krasnohrad in the Kharkiv region. Ruslan is survived by his parents Tetyana and Oleksandr, sister Lyudmyla, wife Olena, daughters Anna and Alisa, who were 10 and 5 years old at the time of their father's death.