Vitalii V. Kholodiuk

Soldier Vitaliy Kholodiuk was killed on November 6, 2023 in the Bakhmut direction. While carrying out a combat mission, he sustained fatal shrapnel wounds. The warrior was 33 years old. Vitaliy was born and lived in Khmilnytskyi. He graduated from Khmilnytskyi National University. He worked as a laborer. He was passionate about cars and football. He tried to spend all his free time with his son. During the full-scale war, in August 2023, the man was drafted into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was trained in the United Kingdom. Later, he took the position of a UAV operator in the 77th separate airmobile brigade. "The kindest person, a loving father, the only son, a brother with a bright smile," said the deceased's cousin Nadia Baranova. The defender was buried in the Alley of Glory in Khmilnytskyi. At home, his parents, son, other relatives and friends were waiting for Vitaliy.