Volodymyr O. Breshynskyi

Born on January 17, 1983, in the city of Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russia). Lived in the town of Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske, Chernihiv District, Chernihiv Oblast. In childhood, he became an orphan (his parents died in a car accident) and was raised by his grandmother and grandfather. He graduated from the gymnasium in the village of Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske and the state vocational and technical educational institution "Chernihiv Higher Vocational School." He served his mandatory military service in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On April 28, 2014, he was mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of machine gunner of the 1st section of the 1st platoon of the 1st company of the 13th battalion of territorial defense of Chernihiv Oblast "Chernihiv-1" (since November 2014 — the 13th separate motorized infantry battalion of the 1st tank brigade of the 8th army corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine). Since 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. On August 28, 2014, he was buried in the cemetery of the town of Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske, Chernihiv District, Chernihiv Oblast.