Viktoriia V. Kiiashchenko

Kiashchenko Viktoriia Volodymyrivna was born in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast. She studied at the East Ukrainian National University named after Volodymyr Dahl. She defended her master's thesis at the Luhansk National Pedagogical University named after Taras Shevchenko. She worked at the Industrial and Pedagogical Technical School in Rubizhne, and later as a social pedagogue at the Professional Lyceum in Zolote, where Viktoriia moved with her husband. In her free time, she loved to listen to music and dance. In October 2020, she decided to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine, signing a 3-year contract with the 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade. Even before the full-scale invasion, she was on duty at a checkpoint in Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast. She died on March 15, 2022, during a Russian air strike near Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast. She was buried in the Alley of Glory at the Krasnopilskyi cemetery in Dnipro. Viktoriia is survived by her mother and husband.