Vladyslav Yu. Novak (Bratok)

Soldier Vladislav Novak (call sign Brother) was killed on March 23, 2022, near the village of Nyzhnie in Luhansk region. While carrying out a combat mission, he received a fatal gunshot wound. On March 6, the warrior turned 23 years old. Vladislav was from the village of Chervonopillya in Kirovohrad region. He stu at Bobrynets Agrarian College. In civilian life, he worked as a tractor driver. He got married, loved and cared for his family above all else. During the full-scale war, the man was defending his country and family from the occupiers in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Koshovyi Otaman Kost Gordienko. "Vladislav was kind, decent, gentle. He always stood for justice. When the war began, without hesitation, he volunteered at the military enlistment office. He said he wanted his son to live in a free and independent Ukraine," said the deceased's wife, Angela. The defender was buried in the village of Myrne in Kirovohrad region. At home, Vladislav was awaited by his parents, two brothers, wife, and son.