Tymofii Ya. Rudiak (Palii)

Cyborg, veteran, and deputy Timofiy Rudyak killed in action on March 11, 2022, in battles near the village of Makariv in Kyiv Oblast. Since 2014, he has commanded a reconnaissance platoon in the 72nd Brigade. He served on a checkpoint near Mariupol and took part in battles for Donetsk Airport and the city of Volnovakha. He then transferred to the 79th Air Assault Brigade. "Timofiy is a brave, kind patriot of his land. The best man and father. He has been defending the country since 2014. A public activist. Principled, open, the best," said his wife, Lyudmyla. "Side by side, we defended Donetsk Airport. Then Timofiy defended people's rights in Fastiv. A powerful warrior and a good, kind person," wrote the head of the patrol police department, Yevhen Zhukov. "Timofiy Rudyak is a patriot, scout, paratrooper, ataman of the Fastiv Cossack Kuren, deputy of the Fastiv City Council. He lived and acted only as his conscience dictated. Tim was genuine and meaningful. Principled and inconvenient for many, a man of honor with high moral values. He lived with dignity and a hero, saving all the residents of our city and our state from Russian fascists. He is the one who will be written about in history," his friends and acquaintances characterize him in social media. He is survived by his wife and three children.