Yurii V. Bebko (Boroda)

Senior soldier Yurii Bebko (call sign Boroda) was killed on February 7, 2023 near the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. During the performance of a combat mission, he received fatal gunshot wounds. The defender was 28 years old. Yurii was born in the village of Novozhukyv, Rivne region. He graduated from the Novozhukyv Lyceum. In civilian life, he worked as a construction worker. He was passionate about football, playing for the team of his village, FC "Novozhukyv". With the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the man went to defend his native country from the enemy. On February 27, 2022, he joined the ranks of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after General-Chorister Marko Bezruchko. He took the position of a machine gunner and went to the front. "He was a sensitive and friendly person, the best son and brother," said the deceased's brother Mykola. "Yurii Bebko (player of FC 'Novozhukyv') is a hero who stood at the doors of the military enlistment office in the first days and went to defend his state and friends. A person who was distinguished by his kindness. He was open to help whoever asked for it. He believed in our victory and went as a volunteer to achieve it. Another bright person who is leaving us. Eternal memory..." - written on the website of the Rivne Football Federation. urii was buried in his native village. He left behind his parents and two brothers.