Vitalii Yu. Sienkov (Trak)

Warrior Vitaliy Senkov (call sign Trak) was killed on August 26, 2023, defending the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. The defender was forever 36 years old. Vitaliy was born and lived in the city of Shepetivka, Khmilnytskyi region. He graduated from the 11th grade of the local school No. 6. Then he obtained the profession of a locksmith at the Shepetivka vocational school. From childhood, he dreamed of becoming a footballer, so he was passionate about this sport. From the age of 19, he worked as a laborer at a sugar factory, and recently - at PE "Almashov". In 2015-2017, he was a participant in the ATO. During the full-scale war, in September 2022, the man returned to the ranks of the defenders and again went to defend his country from the enemy. Vitaliy held the position of a gunner of the assault squad of the 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "My husband was a very good person, he always helped people. Sincere and loving. A caring dad and just a person with a good heart and soul," said Ruslana Shvets. "All his life, Vitaliy was friendly, calm and always ready to help his friends. More than anything, he loved his family. In the memory of his relatives, Vitaliy remained an honest, loving family man, a caring father who dreamed of a happy family and a peaceful future, for the sake of which the country is fighting on the front line and in the rear. It is for this that the best are dying," they added at the Shepetivka City Council. The military was buried in his hometown. At home, Vitaliy was awaited by his wife, daughter, who was 5 years old at the time of her father's death, other relatives, friends and loved ones.