Vladyslav S. Malaichuk (Yunher)

Malajchuk Vladyslav Serhijovych was born on April 30, 1999 in the city of Rodynske, Donetsk region. In 2011, he moved with his family to the village of Bohuslav, Pavlohrad district, Dnipropetrovsk region. After graduating from secondary school, from 2014 he studied at the Pavlohrad Technical School of the National Mining University, where he obtained the specialty of underground electromechanic. Even during his studies, he became a member of the public organization "National Guards". In 2019, he worked at the "Zakhidno-Donbaska" mine, but the same year he resigned and joined the ranks of the separate special purpose unit of the National Guard of Ukraine "Azov". During his military service, he entered the Odesa University of Internal Affairs. In his free time, he started engaging in 3D modeling and doing sports. At the end of 2021, he began training at the sergeant's courses, but did not have time to finish - with the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, he went to defend the city of Mariupol. He was then the acting deputy platoon commander. He died on April 15, 2022 during the defense of Mariupol, trying to break through to Azovstal. The fallen defender was buried in the village of Bohuslav, Dnipropetrovsk region. For personal courage and selfless actions manifested in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath, Malajchuk Vladyslav Serhijovych was awarded the Order of Courage of the III degree (posthumously).