Yurii I. Ruban

Soldier Yuriy Ruban was killed on April 24, 2023 while carrying out a combat mission near the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. The warrior was 50 years old. Yuriy was born in the city of Brovary, Kyiv region. He studied at school No. 2. He was a professional in welding, later became a sailor. He loved to travel, was interested in cars, read a lot, and wrote poems. From the first days of the full-scale war, the man joined the ranks of the defenders of Ukraine. At first, he was in the volunteer formation of the Brovary territorial community. On April 27, 2022, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was a soldier in the 43rd separate artillery brigade named after Hetman Taras Trasylo and studied radio-electronic warfare techniques. From July 14, 2022, he was a senior operator of the radio-electronic warfare section with UAVs of the radio-electronic warfare platoon. In February 2023, he began the process of transfer to the Special Operations Forces unit. In April, he was transferred to the 67th separate mechanized brigade. "Dad was an extraordinary person! He was kind, always helped everyone. For him there were no difficulties, there was always a smile on his face, even after his death... He loved me and my brother endlessly, promised that he would definitely hug us when we meet. He had a lot of plans for the future, he traveled a lot and dreamed of seeing the whole world! Dad knew everything about our roots and was very proud of every piece of the great history of our family. He often told about our grandfathers who gave their lives during the First World War and during the defense of Kyiv in 1943, and he heroically gave his life in the war with the Russian invaders. My brother and I are infinitely proud of dad and miss him very much. On April 22, dad wrote that they were going out to the city on a combat mission for 3 days and he would not have communication. We waited and worried a lot, but on April 27 we learned from a comrade-in-arms that dad was seriously wounded during an artillery shelling and was killed," said daughter Lilia. The warrior was buried in his hometown next to his parents, as he had wished. Yuriy left behind a daughter, son, sister, relatives and friends.