Vladyslav I. Shulha (Molfar)

Junior Sergeant Vladyslav Shulha (call sign Molfar) was killed on August 18, 2023, while carrying out a combat mission on the outskirts of the village of Andriivka in the Donetsk region. The defender received fatal injuries during an enemy mortar attack. He would have turned 26 on September 15. Vladyslav was born in the village of Samotoivka, Sumy region. He studied at the local school. Then he graduated from the Sumy Chemical and Technological Center of Vocational Education. Until 2018, he worked at the Khimprom plant. He was involved in sports since his school years. He was interested in military affairs. When he left the plant, he decided to go on a contract service to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In recent years, he lived with his family in the city of Lebedyn, Sumy region. In 2018-2023, Vladyslav served in the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation / Joint Forces Operation. From the first day of the full-scale invasion, he continued to defend Ukraine from the occupiers. In March 2023, he was transferred to the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. He was the spotter of the 1st assault platoon "Medoid" of the 1st assault battalion. Together with his comrades-in-arms, he participated in assaults and successfully destroyed the enemy. During his service, Vladyslav was repeatedly awarded, in particular in 2021 - the "Cossack Cross" II degree award of the Joint Forces Command, and in 2022 - the commemorative award of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade named after Koshovy Otaman Petro Kalnyshevsky.