Valerii Krasnian
Ukrainian volunteer, cyborg, one of the symbols of the fight for Donetsk airport, serviceman
Valerii Ivanovych Krasnian (Ukrainian: Валерій Іванович Краснян; 20 February 1971, Hlyboka, Chernivtsi Oblast — 23 November 2022, Kharkiv Oblast) was a Ukrainian volunteer, one of the symbols of the fight for Donetsk airport ("cyborg"), a serviceman of the 107th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Biography
Valerii Krasnian was born on 20 February 1971 in Hlyboka, now the Hlyboka Hromada, Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. Krasnian studied at Hlyboka secondary school. In 1996, Krasnian joined the Tryzub public organization of Stepan Bandera followers, where he became friends with Dmytro Yarosh.
Volunteering to fight
In the Fall of 2014, he volunteered for the Aidar battalion. He participated in the battles for Shchastia, Vesela Hora, Metalist, Savur-Mohyla. Krasnian took the wounded out of Ilovaisk. Later he joined the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps under call sign Bars and was appointed commander of the 2nd Assault Company of the 5th Battalion. The company fought in the hottest spots – Pisky, Donetsk airport, Butivka coal mine.
Supporting veterans
In 2015, he became the head of the Center for Assistance to ATO Participants.
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