Volodymyr V. Kuibida (Bida)

Born on July 28, 1991, in the village of Demkivka, Trostyanets district, Vinnytsia region. Graduated from a general education school. In the winter of 2013-2014, he was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity. He was initially at the Vinnytsia Euromaidan, then at Independence Square in Kyiv. In 2014, he volunteered to join the 2nd Special Purpose Battalion (reserve battalion) "Donbas" of the Northern Operational-Territorial Association of the National Guard of Ukraine (military unit 3027). From the summer of 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. Call sign "Bida." Since August 2014, he was involved in the battles for the city of Ilovaisk in the Donetsk region. In August 2014, during the exit from the "Ilovaisk cauldron," Volodymyr Kuibida was captured. On December 26, 2014, he was released from captivity in a prisoner exchange. After rehabilitation, he continued to serve in the "Donbas" special purpose battalion. Since 2015, he again participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. He was involved in the battles for the village of Shyrokyne in the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk region. On October 20, 2015, around 16:00, in the territory of the "Svitlana" boarding house in the village of Melekine, Pervomaiskyi (since 2016 - Mangush) district of the Donetsk region, where the military unit is based, Volodymyr Kuibida crashed his motorcycle into a brick pool. From the injuries sustained, the National Guard soldier died on the spot. He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Demkivka, Trostyanets district, Vinnytsia region.