Vasyl V. Bondar

Born on November 7, 1973, in the town of Lyubashivka, Odesa region. Graduated from high school. Served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Lived in Kyiv. Worked as a taxi driver. In the winter of 2013-2014, he was at Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv, where he was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity. He delivered food and gasoline to Maidan and evacuated the wounded. On August 5, 2014, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of driver of the logistics company of the 128th separate mountain infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since the fall of 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. In 2014, as a result of a vehicle explosion from a landmine, Sergeant Bondar suffered a leg fracture. After treatment, he returned to the front line. He participated in the battles for the city of Debaltseve in the Donetsk region. He was buried on March 7, 2015, in the cemetery of the village of Barvinky, Malyn district, Zhytomyr region.