Віталій Анатолійович. Литвин (Кадет)

Vitalii Lytvyn (call sign Cadet), a defender of Mariupol, was killed on the night of July 29, 2022, as a result of a terrorist attack in the settlement of Olenivka in the Donetsk region. He sustained severe injuries and was killed on the way to the hospital. He was 24 years old in June. Vitalii was born in the city of Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region. After finishing the 9th grade, he studied at the Pavlohrad College of the National Technical University "Dnipro Polytechnic". He then enrolled at the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute". He worked as a taxi driver, and driving was his hobby. He dreamed of traveling and exploring half the world. Since 2021, Vitalii has served in the ranks of the separate special purpose unit of the National Guard of Ukraine "Azov". He was a driver. From the first days of the full-scale war, Cadet stood in defense of Mariupol and the Azovstal plant. Then, along with other defenders, he fell into captivity of the Russian invaders, who deported the Ukrainian defenders to the temporarily occupied territories and to Russia. On the night of July 29, a terrorist attack was carried out in the colony of the settlement of Olenivka. The enemies published lists of the killed Ukrainians, among which was the surname of Cadet. His relatives hoped until the last that he had survived. However, DNA examination confirmed the worst. "This is the strongest and smartest person I knew. I love him very much. He is better than all the living. A person has was killed, but this does not mean that they have stopped loving him. He would have been a better father, he really wanted children, he had to return, he went through Mariupol, Azovstal, but the terrorist country took his life..." said the fiancée of the deceased, Uliana. Vitalii is survived by his parents, grandmother, grandfather, nephew, niece, sisters, uncle, aunt and fiancée. Soldier Vitalii Lytvyn was awarded the medal "For Military Service to Ukraine".