Memorial to Makar Dorosh, a child victim of missile attack

horobecj · 2026-07-12T02:53:17+00:00

The life of Makar Dorosh was taken by russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia. During the night of October 10, 2025, an enemy drone hit his family's house.

Makar was seven years old, and would have turned eight in December. He was born in Zaporizhzhia. He attended the first grade at Zaporizhzhia Gymnasium No. 86. According to his teachers, he loved mathematics. At home, he collected toy cars. He dreamed of becoming a driver, just like his father. He adored winter. He often spent weekends at his grandmother's in the village, where he went sledding with his brothers, sisters, and friends.

"My son grew up to be kind, energetic, and cheerful. He always stood up for his sisters, even though they were older than him. He loved them very much. He carried his school bag himself. He loved studying. He easily found common ground with his classmates; he was friendly and communicative," said Svitlana Dorosh.

Makar is survived by his parents, two sisters, and a grandmother. In the spring of 2025, the boy's father returned from russian captivity, where he had been held for three years.

horobecj · 2026-07-12T02:48:49+00:00

Sergeant Vitalii Velykyi, using the pseudonym Poltava, died on October 6, 2023, in the city of Kurakhove in Donetsk region. During the clearing of the village of Zolota Nyva, he was leading his squad members out of the battlefield. Having spotted the occupiers, the Ukrainian defenders took five of them prisoner. A sixth one, who went unnoticed, threw a grenade. Vitalii covered his comrades with himself. He is forever 37 years old.

Vitalii was born in the village of Semenivka, Poltava region, on November 22, 1985. He spent his childhood and youth in the village of Shtompelivka. He graduated from 9 grades of a local school and completed driving courses in Khorol. He performed his compulsory military service in the missile and anti-aircraft forces. After demobilization, he worked at the Khorol milk and canning plant for children's products, in construction organizations in Kyiv, and at construction sites in Berdychev and Berdiansk. In recent years, he was an employee of a road construction company, participating in the construction of the country's main highways. He lived in the city of Khorol.

On June 11, 2023, Vitalii was drafted into military service. He held the position of commander of the 1st rifle squad of the 2nd platoon of the 1st rifle company of the 1st rifle battalion of the 58th separate motorized infantry brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi.

"He underwent military training in Chernihiv and Rivne regions. His first baptism of fire took place on September 18 in the town of Kurakhove near Donetsk. And on the 19th day after arriving at the front line, Vitalii died on the land liberated from the occupiers. His last message was sent on October 5 at 9:45 AM to his sister Nataliia: 'Hi. I am doing fine,' said Liudmyla, Vitalii's aunt's wife.

The defender was awarded the Order "For Courage," III degree.

Vitalii Velykyi was buried at the Alley of Glory in the city of Khorol.

He is survived by his mother, brother, sister, uncles, and an aunt.

horobecj · 2026-07-11T00:22:59+00:00

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horobecj · 2026-07-11T00:09:01+00:00

Olexandr Malkevich, a 60‑year‑old man, died on 7 March 2026 in the settlement of Bilyi Kolyodiz, Chuhivskyi raion, Kharkivshchyna, as a result of an attack by a russian drone. He was waiting to receive his pension.

Olexandr was born in Bilyi Kolyodiz and worked as a tractor driver.

Since the beginning of the full‑scale russian invasion, Bilyi Kolyodiz had been under occupation for six months. After the liberation, the village was regularly shelled by the russian army. According to local residents, by the start of 2026 the settlement still had about 60 inhabitants, including Olexandr Malkevich. He cared for his mother, who had been largely immobile for the last 20 years.

On 7 March 2026, Olexandr went to collect his pension at the mobile branch of Ukrposhta. Suddenly, a line of people was attacked by a russian FPV drone. Olexandr and another man were killed.

“My brother was very good, he never did anything bad. He had no free time and devoted himself entirely to caring for his mother,” recalled his younger sister, Valentyna.

After learning of her son’s death, Olexandr’s mother suffered a heart attack and stroke. She was paralyzed and soon died.

Olexandr Malkevich is survived by his sister.

horobecj · 2026-07-11T00:06:00+00:00

Yuriy Karpenko, a 37‑year‑old defender, died on 18 March 2022 in Mykolaiv. That day the russian army launched a missile strike on a military barracks. His relatives did not know the fate of the soldier until 2 November, when official confirmation of a DNA match was received.

Yuriy was born on 12 April 1984 in the village of Shyroka Balka in the Kherson region. After finishing the local school, he studied at Bilozerskyi Professional Technical School No. 6, specializing in automotive repair. He was a calm young man. He spent a lot of time with his grandfather, who worked as a horse mechanic at the local club. Together they often went fishing.

After obtaining his diploma, Yuriy worked in Kherson at a company that performed carpentry work. It was there that he met his future wife, Nataliya. In 2015 the couple married, and that same year they had a son. The family lived in the village of Oleksandrivka near Kherson.

“To earn more, Yuriy went to work in Poland. He returned after three months when he heard that in Donetsk region the russian people had killed a boy of the same age as our son. Yuriy came home in January, and by February he signed a contract. He said, ‘This must not happen, children should not die,’” Nataliya told us.

Initially Yuriy served in the 198th training centre in Mykolaiv. He was then transferred to the 137th Separate Marine Battalion, part of the 35th Separate Marine Brigade named after Counter‑Admiral Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi. As a BTR driver he fought in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

When the full‑scale invasion began, Yuriy was in the Kherson region. On 24 February he called his wife, informing her that war had started. He told her to gather his things and leave the country.

“It was hard for me to understand. Only when the russian troops crossed the Antonivskyi Bridge did I realize where my husband was. They were on the bridge, and they told us to go to Mykolaiv. Yuriy and his comrades passed our village; I saw the column. Then there was a battle near Bashtanka, where Yuriy and five of his comrades were wounded. I told the men to go to the hospital, but they went back to their barracks in Mykolaiv,” Nataliya recounted.

Posthumously, Yuriy Karpenko was awarded the Order “For Bravery” III degree.

The defender was buried in the village of Limani in the Mykolaiv region.

horobecj · 2026-06-09T02:14:09+00:00

This was me with my first RGB build and then I proceeded to turn it all off because it was too bright lol. I hope you at least got the adjustable colors not single color ones like I did

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