Yevhenii M. Yashnyi

Soldier Yevhen Yashnyi was killed on May 13, 2022 while carrying out a combat mission in the Marinka area of Donetsk region. The defender was 38 years old. Yevhen was born in the village of Aromatne in Crimea. He graduated from a general secondary school of I-III degrees in the village of Bezborodky, Cherkasy region, and Cherkasy Vocational School No. 15, where he obtained the qualification of plasterer and tiler. He served his conscript military service in the Chernihiv region. Since 2017, he lived in the village of Liplyave in the Cherkasy region. For a long time he worked at LLC "Vidzhi Production" (Veres). He was interested in everything. He repaired the house himself, planted an orchard, kept a household, and loved to fish. In 2015, Yevhen participated in the ATO, fought near the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk region. In 2017, he was a participant in the military parade on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine. From March 5, 2022, the man again stood up to defend the Motherland during the full-scale war. Yevhen joined the ranks of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa. He held the position of rifleman-medic. As part of his unit, he defended Donetsk region from the occupiers. "Yevhen was left without a father at a young age, he was only 13 years old then. He was the youngest child in the family, but he always took care of his sisters like an adult. He worked hard, always prepared firewood for everyone, worked in the garden, and took care of the household and never complained. He always helped everyone in everything. Since 2009, he has been a blood donor. Even before the war, he saved lives. He was the kindest and brightest person I knew. He was very purposeful, sometimes it seemed that nothing was impossible for him," said the fallen soldier's sister Iryna. The warrior was buried in the village of Liplyave in the Cherkasy region. Yevhen is survived by his mother, brother, sister and son.