Yaroslav V. Bondar (Yakov, Festyval)

Born on December 29, 1986, in the village of Hubnyk, Haisyn district, Vinnytsia region. In childhood, he moved with his family to the town of Litin in Vinnytsia region. He studied at Litin Secondary School No. 2, and from 1996, at the secondary school in the village of Selyshche, Litin district. In 2002, he graduated from the 9th grade of the secondary school in Selyshche, then attended a technical school specializing in "Radiomechanics." He served his mandatory military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He completed a 2-month course at the training bureau for workers of the Vinnytsia branch of JSC "Ukrtelecom" in the specialty of "Electromontage of line supports for telecommunications and broadcasting." He worked as an electromontage technician at the Vinnytsia branch of PJSC "Ukrtelecom" in the town of Litin. From the summer of 2015 to the autumn of 2016, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine under partial mobilization. He underwent training at a training ground in the Zhytomyr region. He served in the 122nd separate airborne battalion of the 81st separate airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In 2016, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. He was involved in battles in the industrial zone of Avdiivka, Donetsk region. From September 21, 2017, he served under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of a gunner in the grenade launcher section of the 1st assault platoon of the 1st assault company of the 24th separate assault battalion "Aidar" of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From the autumn of 2017, he again participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. He was buried on October 26, 2017, at the Central Cemetery in the town of Litin, Vinnytsia region.