1962 — 2022
Savytskyi Vyacheslav Viktorovych
In memory of the Hero, Major of the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade
Callsign«Barin»
Biography
Born on 6 July 1962.
Veteran of the war in Afghanistan (1978, during conscript service in the USSR Armed Forces), where he was wounded.
A career officer until January 1991.
In 1985 he graduated from the Donetsk Higher Military-Political School of Engineering and Signal Troops.
In 2007 he graduated from the Academy of Personnel Management, specialising in financial management of enterprises and organisations.
In 2014 he was an active participant in dispersing the Anti-Maidan in the city of Mykolaiv.
From 2014 to 2022 he served under three contracts with the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade.
On 5 March 2022 he died of wounds while defending the city of Mykolaiv.
Awarded
—Award of the President of Ukraine "For Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation"
—Award of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine — the medal "10 Years of Faithful Service"
—Medal "For Achievement in Military Service" (2nd class)
—Honorary Award of the Mayor of Mykolaiv "For the Defence of Mykolaiv" (posthumously)
—Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class (posthumously)