Vladyslav R. Kasumov (Madara)

Senior soldier Vladislav Kasumov (call sign Madara) was killed on March 17, 2023 while performing a combat mission near the village of Hryhorivka in the Donetsk region. An enemy mine exploded near the soldier, he suffered fatal injuries. The defender was 28 years old. Vladislav was born in the village of Tyrlivka, Vinnytsia region. He graduated from the Haivoron Vocational Lyceum, where he obtained the profession of a builder. He worked at the company "Podilskyi Energokonsalting", installing solar panels. He loved to repair cars and was constantly finding activities to keep himself busy. In 2019, he got married. During the full-scale invasion, Vladislav was mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 21st battalion of the 56th separate motorized infantry brigade. He held the position of a sniper rifleman. "My husband went to defend his family and the state on the first day of the war. While being in the rear for a certain period, he said: 'We are nobodies here, but on the frontline they are the Heroes.' Now he also deserves the highest title of Hero of Ukraine... He was the best of the best, always came to help, fair, courageous, kind, a reliable friend, a caring father for his children and a beloved husband for me. No one has ever held a grudge against him! They say God takes the best, and that's how he took my other half of the heart, the father - for the children, the brother and the son," said the wife of the fallen Natalia. The defender was buried in his native village. He left behind parents, a brother, a wife, a son and a daughter, who were 3 years and 3 months old at the time of his death.