Vitalii V. Mandryka

Mandrika Vitaliy Vasylovych was born on October 25, 1974, in the urban-type settlement of Katerynopil, Cherkasy region. He studied at Katerynopil School No. 2, and later continued his education at Vatutine Vocational School No. 2. In 1992, after obtaining the specialty of a welder, he went on compulsory military service. Subsequently, he worked at agricultural enterprises. During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he was mobilized on March 5 into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of gunner of a mechanized platoon of a separate tank brigade. He was killed on June 22, 2022, during an artillery bombardment in the area of the village of Veseле, Donetsk region. He was buried in the village of Katerynopil, Cherkasy region.