Viacheslav Ya. Kovaliov

Born on January 19, 1976, in the city of Artemivsk (now Bakhmut) in the Donetsk region. Graduated from secondary school No. 8 in the city of Artemivsk. Worked at the Central District Hospital in the city of Artemivsk. Since the end of 2015, he served under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 54th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Battalion of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A2076 (field post V2803), city of Novograd-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr region). Participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On July 23, 2016, around 5:30 AM, soldier Kovalyov was killed during an artillery shelling near the village of Hnutove in the Kalmius District Council of the city of Mariupol, Donetsk region, when a shell hit his dugout. Along with him, senior soldier Konstantin Bessarab, senior soldier Volodymyr Polokhalo, and senior soldier Vitaliy Chuntul were also killed. He was buried in the Mariupol cemetery in the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.