Valentyn A. Zahranychnyi

Born on December 9, 1978, in the city of Mykolaiv. In 1995, he graduated from a general education school. From August 1995, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In June 1999, he graduated from the Odessa Institute of Ground Forces with a specialty in "Combat Use of Airborne Units." From June to July 1999, he was at the disposal of the commander of the 1st Airborne Division of the Southern Operational Command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (city of Odessa). From July 1999 to August 2000, he served as the commander of an airborne assault platoon of the airborne assault company of the airborne assault battalion, from August 2000 to November 2001 - commander of a special platoon of the special company of the separate airborne battalion, from November 2001 to March 2002 - commander of the airborne assault platoon of the airborne assault company of the airborne assault battalion of the 45th Airborne Brigade of the 1st Airborne Division of the Southern Operational Command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (city of Bolhrad, Odessa region). From March to November 2002 - deputy commander of the battery - instructor in airborne training of the anti-aircraft missile artillery battery, from November 2002 to July 20, 2005 - commander of the training platoon (training drivers-mechanics) of the training company (training drivers-mechanics) of the separate training airborne battalion of the 79th separate airborne regiment (city of Mykolaiv). From July 20, 2005, to September 2007 - deputy commander of the special operations group - diving specialist of the special operations detachment, from September 2007 to April 2009 - commander of the mine-laying group - diving specialist of the underwater mine-laying detachment, from April 2009 to October 2010 - deputy commander of the airborne training detachment - diving specialist of the underwater mine-laying detachment, from October 2010 - deputy commander of the special operations detachment with airborne training - diving specialist of the 73rd Naval Special Operations Center of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1594, city of Ochakiv, Mykolaiv region). Since August 21, 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On August 28, 2014, Captain 3rd Rank Valentina Zahorodny died while performing a combat mission to adjust artillery fire in the area of the village of Mnohopyllya, Amvrosiivskyi district, Donetsk region. Since then, he was considered missing in action. On September 3, 2014, the body of Valentina Zahorodny, along with the bodies of 96 others killed in the "Ilovaisk Cauldron," was brought to the morgue of the city of Dnipropetrovsk (now Dnipro). On October 16, 2014, he was buried as an unknown soldier at the Krasnopil Cemetery in the city of Dnipropetrovsk (now Dnipro). He was identified through DNA testing. On May 5, 2015, he was reburied at the cemetery of the village of Mishkovo-Pohorilove, Vytovskyi district, Mykolaiv region.