Taras M. Belotskyi

Born on June 6, 1979, in Rivne. In 1994, he graduated from general education school No. 18 in Rivne. In 1998, he graduated from Rivne State Transport College (now Rivne Transport College of the National University of Water Management and Nature Management) with a degree in "Maintenance and Repair of Vehicles and Engines," and in 2003 — from the International University "Rivne Economic-Humanitarian Institute" (now the International Economic-Humanitarian University named after Academician Stepan Demyanchuk) with a degree in "Finance." From August 2003, he worked in the Main Department of Statistics in Rivne Oblast as a chief specialist-economist in the department of financial and economic support, accounting, and reporting. He practiced karate at a professional level. He is a Master of Sports in karate. From March 2015 to April 2016, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine under partial mobilization. From July 31 to November 28, 2015, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. From October 11, 2016, he served under contract in the 146th Separate Repair and Restoration Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was assigned to perform combat missions as a gunner in the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He again participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. He was buried on June 9, 2017, at the "Nove" cemetery in Rivne.