Yurii O. Boichun

Born on August 23, 1983, in the village of Malyutynka, Kyiv-Sviatoshyn district, Kyiv region. In 2000, he graduated from Kyiv Secondary School No. 286, then attended a higher educational institution. While studying at the higher educational institution, he completed a military department and was awarded the military rank of "Junior Lieutenant." He was engaged in entrepreneurial activities. In the winter of 2013-2014, he was at Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv, where he was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity. On March 25, 2014, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of commander of the 6th mechanized platoon of the 8th mechanized company of the 3rd mechanized battalion of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From spring to summer 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. On July 22, 2014, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Pysarivka, Starokostiantyniv district, Khmelnytskyi region, from where his parents are originally.