Vitalii I. Mykhailenko

Born on August 15, 1985, in the city of Kivertsi, Volyn region. In 2003, he graduated from general education school No. 4 in Kivertsi. From November 9, 2004, to November 3, 2005, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served as a signalman in the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In 2006, he graduated from Vocational School No. 2 in Lutsk, Volyn region (now Lutsk Higher Vocational School of Construction and Architecture). From October 2, 2006, to April 28, 2011, he worked in his profession at a private enterprise. On March 21, 2014, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the Kivertsi District Military Commissariat of the Volyn region. He served as an operator in the 72nd Separate Guards Mechanized Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A2167 (field post V0849), city of Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region). Since the summer of 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. From August 7, 2014, to October 25, 2016, he was considered missing in action in the area of the strategically important height of Savur-Mohyla (Shakhtarsk district of Donetsk region). Based on a court decision, a death certificate for Vitaliy Mykhailenko was issued, stating the date of death as August 8, 2014.